← Jean de La FontaineCollected Poemsby Jean de La FontaineFind on Amazon↗About the authorJean de La FontaineFrench poet whose Fables, adapting Aesop and Phaedrus into elegant verse, are among the most celebrated poems in French literature. His urbanity and economy are matchless.More by Jean de La FontaineFablesTimeless fables featuring animals as characters teaching moral lessons through narrative→Tales and Short Stories→AdonisMythological poem depicting love of Adonis transformed through poetic beauty→Dream of Vaux→