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Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux

French poet

Died when: 74 years 132 days (892 months)
Star Sign: Scorpio

 

Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux

Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux (French: [nikɔla bwalo depʁeo]; 1 November 1636 – 13 March 1711), often known simply as Boileau (UK: /ˈbwʌloʊ/, US: /bwɑːˈloʊ, ˈbwɑːloʊ/), 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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