Jean de La Fontaine: References & Edit History
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Biographical and critical studies include Marie-Odile Sweetser, La Fontaine (1987); Agnes Ethel Mackay, La Fontaine and His Friends: A Biography (1972); John C. Lapp, The Esthetics of Negligence: La Fontaine’s Contes (1971); and Richard Danner, Patterns of Irony in the Fables of La Fontaine (1985).
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anniversary information added. | Apr 09, 2026 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Mar 20, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Chateau de Versailles - Jean de La Fontaine. | Jun 25, 2021 | ||
| Add new Web site: Famous Poets and Poems - Biography of Jean de La Fontaine. | May 10, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Toronto Libraries - Biography of Jean de La Fontaine. | Jul 26, 2013 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Catholic Encyclopedia - Biography of Jean de La Fontaine. | Apr 22, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: Pegasos - Biography of Jean de La Fontaine. | Apr 22, 2009 | ||
| Article revised. | Feb 08, 1999 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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