Recueil de quelques pieces fugitives
1784
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Novels were not the only way for the 18th-century authors to educate their readers. This Collection of a few brief works presents short stories, fables, and poems in hopes of offering multiple ways to entice the reader into learning. The fable pictured here, “Recklessness punished”, tells the story of a cat on the lookout for rats. The rats, huddled together, dare not make any noise. One rat, however, makes the imprudent decision of breaking the silence and is immediately eaten by the cat. Written in rhyme, this story exemplifies traditional fable structure, made popular a century earlier by Jean de La Fontaine, as its catchy rhythm allows for both children and adults to profit from its prudent message.
Title
Recueil de quelques pieces fugitives
Les impostures innocentes, ou, les opuscules de M***
Creator
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Date
1784
Description
Novels were not the only way for the 18th-century authors to educate their readers. This Collection of a few brief works presents short stories, fables, and poems in hopes of offering multiple ways to entice the reader into learning. The fable pictured here, “Recklessness punished”, tells the story of a cat on the lookout for rats. The rats, huddled together, dare not make any noise. One rat, however, makes the imprudent decision of breaking the silence and is immediately eaten by the cat. Written in rhyme, this story exemplifies traditional fable structure, made popular a century earlier by Jean de La Fontaine, as its catchy rhythm allows for both children and adults to profit from its prudent message.
Type
Language
French
Rights
Public Domain
Format
45 pages : illustrations
Source
Bound within: Les Impostures Innocentes, ou, Les Opuscules de M***, Morris Wachs Collection, W.T. Bandy Center, PQ2007 .M68 I476 1761
Collection
Citation
Barthelet de Barbot, Etienne, “Recueil de quelques pieces fugitives,” Gallery, accessed July 4, 2022, https://gallery.library.vanderbilt.edu/items/show/1480.