dec 27, 2011 - 15. Shakespeare and La Fontaine: a comparison 'ut pictura poesis'
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William Shakespeare (1564-1616) - no doubt the best known author of theatre and poetry in English literature - published in 1593 the highly successful narrative poem 'Venus and Adonis' of 1194 verses.The French poet Jean de La Fontaine (1621-1695) is worldwide famous for his 'Fables'. He published in 1658 a poem entitled 'Adonis' of 612 verses, which was also quite popular when comparing the number of editions.
Read more here:
http://kbender.blogspot.com/2011/12/shakespeare-and-la-fontaine-comparison.html?view=magazine
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dec 27, 2011
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