In this video you will hear a fable by Jean de La Fontaine, the most famous fable writer in French literature. "Le Chêne et le Roseau" (The Oak and the Reed) is a lesson in humility. The humble reed belies an inner strength that the oak does not possess. The oak's unbending nature proves to be its downfall.
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Caption 66 [en]: its roots were in the ground, Caption 66 [fr]: ses racines, elles, étaient dans la terre
A theatrical spectacle called "Je t'aime, un peu, beaucoup, aveuglément" revisited the Oedipus myth, incorporating works on the same theme from twentieth-century French playwrights. The event took place in the Château du Grand-Pressigny, and the public was encouraged to wander around the castle as part of the show.
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Caption 28 [en]: A strange thing as well: despite its roots in Antiquity, Caption 28 [fr]: Chose étrange également, malgré son ancrage dans l'Antiquité