Éthique et esthétique chez Jean de la Fontaine

This work has a dual purpose. On the one hand, it aims to highlight Jean de la Fontaine's innate propensity to clean up the morals of his fundamentally depraved era across all social classes. In truth, through his Fables, he strives to educate humans by instilling in them cardinal virtues, in line with his worldview, imbued with higher values. Thus, in his immense body of work, the fabulist offers a diverse range of themes, foremost among which are politics and society, which are integral to people's daily lives. On the other hand, La Fontaine, in the construction of his Fables, demonstrates an unparalleled combinatorial dexterity. He uses all the subtleties of narrative, all the devices of discourse and even rhetoric to satisfy the demands of his art, but also to please a knowledgeable and demanding audience.