Tag Archives: Jean de la Fontaine

“give me life”

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Dave

Living for what is livelier in the flesh. Saint Thomas Aquinas’s law of the Church: suppress all sensual feelings by force of reason. It is the antithesis of comedy which is the triumph of la forza di natura, the force … Continue reading →

fatal showplace

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Dave

To give a great party is a dangerous thing. A few famous balls have been enshrined in history and golden legend-none more so than the Duchess of Richmond’s in Brussels on the eve of Waterloo, remembered in the celebrated lines … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Alexandre Dumas, Jean de la Fontaine, Jean-Baptiste Lully, King Louis XIV, La Fontaine poet, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Moliere, Nicolas Fouquet, Nicolas Poussin, Vatel French chef, Vaux-le-Vicomte | Leave a comment

hazards of the classics

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Dave

Even though holocausts, hatreds, and forgetfulness have obliterated vast treasures of past cultures, occasional good luck, later circumspection, and modern recovery have helped rescue a priceless part of our written legacy from oblivion. An eloquent instance of the chances and … Continue reading →