WebApril 13, 1695, Paris. Notable Works: “Fables”. “Tales and Novels in Verse”. “The Loves of Cupid and Psyche”. Jean de La Fontaine (born July 8?, 1621, Château-Thierry, France—died April 13, 1695, Paris) was a poet whose Fables rank among the greatest masterpieces of French literature.

WebJean de La Fontaine (July 8, 1621 – April 13, 1695) was the most famous French fabulist and probably the most widely read French poet of the seventeenth century. According to Gustave Flaubert, he was the only French poet to understand and master the texture of the French …