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Jean de la Fontaine
July 4, 1912 issue

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The article presents information on the book "Jean de La Fontaine," by Frank Hamel. With no sharp vision of La Fontaine's, a French poet, personality, and with little distinction of style, Hamel yet manages to indicate with some clearness the man's exterior and material surroundings. La Fontaine never felt a breath of true passion in his life. When it comes to discussing his works, Hamel disregards almost entirely the interpretation of human nature by the fables, as well as the more immediate references to the court of Louis XIV and the society of the century. His few remarks on the subject are perfectly conventional.

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BOOKS; JEAN de La Fontaine (Book); HAMEL, Frank; POETS; LITERATURE; FRENCH
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