French fables and epigrams

Starting from the antiquity of the Bass and the epigram, side by side, made an amazing centuries-old marathon. Having achieved France, they took one of the most honorable places on her Olymp. Back in the XV century François Viyon amounted to a well-known epighimatic epitaph. A truly epigram and fables discovered Cleman Maro for the French, which continued in poetry the old traditions and combined them with new trends. In the next XVII century, Lafontane became the best basin of all times and peoples, and the great playwrights of Rasin, Cornell and Satiri Baual surpassed in the epigram. In the XVIII, the "golden age of the French epigram, inimitable were Voltaire, J.-B. Rousseau, Piron, and Honor Basni defended Florian, in the XIX century, I didn"t seey to witness Lebed Pindar, in the Basna, new moves found Antoine Arno, in the twentieth century, a few rustling acute was presented by the biggest poet Apolliner, and Korifey Dramaturgia Jean Anuye released a whole book of his innovative Basen . Both genres, fable and epigram recognized by the pearls of French literature.
For a wide range of readers.
Compiled by V.E.Vasiliev