Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux
French poet and critic (1636–1711) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux (French: [nikɔla bwalo depʁeo]; 1 November 1636 – 13 March 1711), often known simply as Boileau (UK: /ˈbwʌloʊ/,[1] US: /bwɑːˈloʊ, ˈbwɑːloʊ/[2][3]), 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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Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux | |
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Born | (1636-11-01)1 November 1636 Paris, Kingdom of France |
Died | 13 March 1711(1711-03-13) (aged 74) Paris, Kingdom of France |
Occupation | Poet, critic |
Alma mater | College of Sorbonne, Paris |
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