1636
Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, French poet and critic (died 1711)
Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, French poet and critic (died 1711)
Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, French poet and critic (died 1711)
Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux
French poet and critic (1636–1711)
- Born
- 1636
Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, often known simply as Boileau, 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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