诗人  (1621年7月8日～1695年4月13日)

让·德·拉·封丹

 拉封丹寓言诗选

让·德·拉·封丹（Jean de la Fontaine，1621年7月8日-1695年4月13日）是法国古典文学的代表作家之一，寓言诗人。他的作品经后人整理为《拉·封丹寓言》，与古希腊著名寓言诗人伊索的《伊索寓言》及俄国著名作家克雷洛夫所著的《克雷洛夫寓言》并称为世界三大寓言。主要著作有《寓言诗》《故事诗》《普叙赫和库比德的爱情》等。他被19世纪法国著名文学评论家泰纳誉为“法国的荷马”。雨果的《巴黎圣母院》以及莫泊桑的《一生》都提到他是法国古典文学作家中著名的诗人。

Jean de La Fontaine (UK: /ˌlæ fɒnˈtɛn, -ˈteɪn/, US: /ˌlɑː fɒnˈteɪn, lə -, ˌlɑː foʊnˈtɛn/, French: [ʒɑ̃ d(ə) la fɔ̃tɛn]; 8 July 1621 – 13 April 1695) was a French fabulist and one of the most widely read French poets of the 17th century. He is known above all for his Fables, which provided a model for subsequent fabulists across Europe and numerous alternative versions in France, as well as in French regional languages.

After a long period of royal suspicion, he was admitted to the French Academy and his reputation in France has never faded since. Evidence of this is found in the many pictures and statues of the writer, later depictions on medals, coins and postage stamps.