La Fontaine

[ French la fawn-ten ]

noun

1. Hen·ri [ah, n, -, ree], 1854–1943, Belgian statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1913.
2. Jean de [zhah, n, d, uh], 1621–95, French poet and fabulist.

La Fontaine

/ la fɔ̃tɛn /

noun

1. La FontaineJean de16211695MFrenchWRITING: poet Jean de (ʒɑ̃ də). 1621–95, French poet, famous for his Fables (1668–94)

Example Sentences

She was holding a cardboard sign on which she had written a fable inspired by the 17th-century poet La Fontaine, denouncing inflation.

From New York Times

Western writers — anyone from Jean de La Fontaine to James Joyce — could cull from the past without accusations of plagiarism because the Western canon was considered part of their heritage.

From New York Times

He’d transfer the digital files — from Chuck Brown at the Howard Theatre to Rare Essence at La Fontaine Bleue — then head to his day job selling ads for the Gazette newspapers.

From Washington Post

La Fontaine’s cicada may have been a reference to the predicament of artists.

From Washington Post

Two friends were driving along the quiet country roads of La Fontaine, Indiana, after a fishing trip one evening in 1975.

From Salon