“Gout and the spider” by Jean de La Fontaine (1621-1695), or the metamorphoses of a rheumatologic tale
By starting from the critical analysis of the fable “Gout and the spider”(Fables Choisies mises en vers, III,8) by Jean de La Fontaine, the author inquires into the historical and literary sources of such a tale. They lie in a short story by Francesco Petrarca (“Aranea et Podagra”), that can be foun...
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| Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2002-12-01
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| Series: | Reumatismo |
| Online Access: | https://reumatismo.org/index.php/reuma/article/view/96 |