How Long to Read The Complete Fables of La Fontaine

How Long Does it Take to Read The Complete Fables of La Fontaine?

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 5 minutes to read The Complete Fables of La Fontaine by Jean de la Fontaine

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

In this wonderful, vigorously contemporary translation, Craig Hill has captured the liveliness, satiric wit, and poetic beauty that made Jean de la Fontaine famous during his lifetime and his Fables celebrated as a masterwork of world literature ever since. Despite la Fontaine’s deceptively modest claim that all he intended was to put the moral tales of Aesop and other ancient fabulists into poetry for the pleasure of Louis XIV’s young son, his real accomplishment, as later generations have understood, was holding a mirror up to the society of his day and, in the process, fashioning a work that has become a classic. Borrowing from a variety of sources, la Fontaine gave the hitherto mute animals in ancient fables the power of speech. Backstabbing politicians, brainless nincompoops, charlatans, clueless heads of state, egomaniacs, empty-headed celebrities, foolish investors, gluttons, liars, penny–pinchers, self-important blowhards, and wastrels—these are the targets of la Fontaine’s pen. In this beautifully bound collector’s edition, Craig Hill has given us a rare treat: both the irreverent spirit and the vivid poetry that have made la Fontaine’s fables beloved through the ages, continuing to amuse and inspire centuries after they ?rst appeared in print.

How long is The Complete Fables of La Fontaine?

The Complete Fables of La Fontaine by Jean de la Fontaine is 482 pages long, and a total of 121,464 words.

This makes it 163% the length of the average book. It also has 148% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Complete Fables of La Fontaine Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 3 minutes to read The Complete Fables of La Fontaine aloud.

What Reading Level is The Complete Fables of La Fontaine?

The Complete Fables of La Fontaine is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

Where Can I Buy The Complete Fables of La Fontaine?

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