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Joachim du Bellay
1522 – 1560 · aged 38
French writer, poet, literary critic, and member of the Pléiade (1522–1560)
- Born
- 1522 · Liré
- Died
- 1560 · Paris
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- 1522BornBorn in Liré
- 1560DiedDied in Paris
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Biography
Joachim du Bellay (French: [ʒɔaʃɛ̃ dy bɛlɛ]; c. 1522 – 1 January 1560) was a French poet, critic, and a founder of La Pléiade. He notably wrote the manifesto of the group: Défense et illustration de la langue française, which aimed at promoting French as an artistic language, equal to Greek and Latin.
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