{"product_id":"the-complete-tales-in-verse-jean-de-la-fontaine-9781857544824","title":"The Complete Tales in Verse: La Fontaine","description":"First published three years before the Jean de la Fontaine's \u003ci\u003eFables\u003c\/i\u003e began to appear, the verse compositions in \u003ci\u003eComplete Tales in Verse\u003c\/i\u003e were the fruit of Fontaine's wicked delight in reading Boccacio's \u003ci\u003eDecameron\u003c\/i\u003e, Ariosto's \u003ci\u003eOrlando Furioso\u003c\/i\u003e, the works of Rabelais, and others. Marital misdemeanors, resourceful females, and addled males inspire some of the author's most richly inventive plotting, which recasts the source stories in his own witty words. While Rabelais, Voltaire, and Molière are more commonly cited for their comedic virtues, this collection demonstrates Fontaine's deserving place alongside them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jean De La Fontaine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 185754482X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781857544824\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Carcanet Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 334\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 6.08w x 1.00d","brand":"Jean De La Fontaine","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48486206013695,"sku":"9781857544824","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e5a9bd5a-aeab-473d-8bc8-5e621cd19ec3.jpg?v=1778054356","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-complete-tales-in-verse-jean-de-la-fontaine-9781857544824","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}