Author: Jean de La FontainePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
The Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine
Author: Jean de La FontaineSpeak of the Devil
Author: Jean Sybil La FontainePublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521629348
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Allegations of satanic child abuse became widespread in North America in the 1980s. Shortly afterwards, there were similar reports in Britain of sexual abuse, torture and murder, associated with worship of the Devil. Professor Jean La Fontaine, a senior British anthropologist, conducted a two year research project into these allegations, which found that they were without foundation. Her detailed analysis of a number of specific cases, and an extensive review of the literature, revealed no evidence of devil-worship. She concludes that the child witnesses come to believe that they are describing what actually happened to them, but that adults are manipulating the accusations. She draws parallels with classic instances of witchcraft accusations and witch-hunts in sixteenth and seventeenth-century Europe, and shows that beneath the hysteria there is a social movement, which is fostered by a climate of social and economic insecurity. Persuasively argued, this is an authoritative and scholarly account of an emotive issue.
La Fontaine's Complete Tales in Verse
Author: Jean de La FontainePublisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786452781
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Though they were first written over 300 years ago, this is the first complete English translation of Jean de La Fontaine's comedic classic Contes et nouvelles en vers. Both sexually charged and wickedly funny, La Fontaine's Tales will surprise readers who know him only from his work on fables for children. Though the writing is more suggestive than vulgar, it still has the power to shock readers unprepared for the darkness that inhabits these poems. Included are nearly seventy illustrations dating from the 18th and 19th centuries, many of them rare, as well as extensive commentary by the editor.
Some Tales of La Fontaine
Author: Jean de La FontainePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
La Fontaine's tales
Author: Jean de La FontaineThe Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine
Author: Jean de La FontaineTales and Novels of de La Fontaine
Author: Jean de La FontaineSelected Fables
Author: Jean de La FontainePublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486411064
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
With their unique blend of wit and poetic mastery, the verse interpretations of Aesop’s Fables by 17th-century author Jean de La Fontaine have enchanted readers of all ages for over three centuries. 70 popular and oft-quoted fables appear here, including "The Grasshopper and the Ant," "The Town Rat and the Country Rat," "The Fox and the Grapes," "The Hare and the Tortoise," and dozens more. A classic of French literature; brilliantly translated by Walter Thornbury into English verse.
Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine - Complete
Author: Jean de La FontainePublisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781515299530
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Jean de La Fontaine was born on the 8th of July, 1621, at Chateau-Thierry, and his family held a respectable position there. His education was neglected, but he had received that genius which makes amends for all. While still young the tedium of society led him into retirement, from which a taste for independence afterwards withdrew him. He had reached the age of twenty-two, when a few sounds from the lyre of Malherbe, heard by accident, awoke in him the muse which slept.
Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine — Complete
Author: Jean de La FontainePublisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 570
Book Description
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine — Complete" by Jean de La Fontaine. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.