Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux
1636 – 1711 · aged 75
French poet and critic (1636–1711)
- Born
- 1 Nov 1636 · Paris
- Died
- 13 Mar 1711 · Paris
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- 1 Nov 1636BornBorn in Paris
- 1684 – 1711RoleMember of the Académie française
- 13 Mar 1711DiedDied in Paris
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- 1642 – 1651English Civil War
Biography
Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux (French: [nikɔla bwalo depʁeo]; 1 November 1636 – 13 March 1711), often known simply as Boileau (UK: , US: ), was a French poet and critic. He did much to reform the prevailing form of French poetry, in the same way that Blaise Pascal did to reform the prose. He was greatly influenced by Horace.
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