In 1779, sixty-five of his fables, which used contemporary events and human relations to show a course to guide human conduct, were published. These fables present a world where reason is valued over sentiment, true to the enlightenment ideal.
Ogólnie bardzo fajnie się czytało, przyjemne bajki, chociaż nie wszystkie zrozumiałam ( tak, tak jestem świadoma swojej niewiedzy... ) ,,Bajki i przypowieści" podobały mi się bardziej niż ,,Bajki nowe".
Ignacy was a bishop and one of Polands's leading intellectuals in the Age of the Enlightenment. These verse Fables written in the style of Lafontaine's fables are a wonderful testament to the wit and intelligence of this remarkable man of culture.