法國 波旁王朝  (1621年七月8日～1695年四月13日)

讓·德·拉·封丹

 拉封丹寓言詩選

讓·德·拉·封丹（Jean de la Fontaine，1621年7月8日-1695年4月13日）是法國古典文學的代表作傢之一，寓言詩人。他的作品經後人整理為《拉·封丹寓言》，與古希臘著名寓言詩人伊索的《伊索寓言》及俄國著名作傢剋雷洛夫所著的《剋雷洛夫寓言》並稱為世界三大寓言。主要著作有《寓言詩》《故事詩》《普敘赫和庫比德的愛情》等。他被19世紀法國著名文學評論傢泰納譽為“法國的荷馬”。雨果的《巴黎聖母院》以及莫泊桑的《一生》都提到他是法國古典文學作傢中著名的詩人。

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.