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Excerpt from Jean De La Fontaine
In a manner the poet may be said to stand midway between the old and the new, for he appreciated the humour of the Renaissance period and adapted it to the clear and sparkling style of the Grand Siecle.
His life is made up of small incidents, many friend ships, and a true passion for poetry. He was closely in touch with Boileau, Racine, and Moliere, thus forming one of the most remarkable quartette of a brilliant period of French literary history.
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