Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux (French: [nikɔla bwalo depʁeo]; 1 November 1636 – 13 March 1711), often known simply as Boileau (UK: /ˈbwʌloʊ/, US: /bwɑːˈloʊ...
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John Theophilus Boileau (1805–1886), British army engineer Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux (1636–1711), 17th century French writer Places Boileau, Quebec, Canada...
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Moderns opposes two distinct currents: The Ancients (Anciens), led by Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, say that literary creation has its roots in the fair appreciation...
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Arc called "La Pucelle," (1656) was lampooned by his contemporary Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux. Chapelain was born in Paris. His father wanted him to become...
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aesthetics is usually attributed to its translation into French by linguist Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux in 1674. Later the treatise was translated into English by...
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epic poem about Joan of Arc, Perrault became a target of mockery from Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux.[citation needed] Charles Perrault died in Paris on 16 May...
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Solemnly Dressed), which begins with a near-paraphrase of the start of Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux's French guide to the construction of pastoral verse. Pastorales...
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Finally, Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux became the theorizer of poetic classicism: his "Art poétique" (1674) praised reason and logic (Boileau elevated Malherbe...
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Kattrump Tollgate). It is a pastorale, starting with a near-paraphrase of Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux's French guide to the construction of pastoral verse. That...
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de Malherbe (1555–1628) Jean de La Fontaine (1621–95) – The Fables Nicolas Boileau (1636–1711) Romanticism André Chénier (1762–1794) Alphonse de Lamartine...
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imagery with the characters Moth and Armado. The French poet and critic Nicolas Boileau, in his Art poétique (The Art of Poetry) (1674) applied the dictum...
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age. Finally, Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux became the theorizer of poetic classicism. His Art poétique (1674) praised reason and logic (Boileau elevated Malherbe...
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of Action, Time, and Place John Dryden: An Essay of Dramatic Poesy Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux: The Art of Poetry John Locke: An Essay Concerning Human...
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main antagonist, is a caricature of Charles Cotin, an adversary of Nicolas Boileau and Molière, who both saw him as the perfect example of a pedantic...
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Dramatic theory (section Boileau)
The most important dramatic theorist of the French Classicism was Nicolas Boileau (1636–1711) with his L’art poétique (1669–1674), which is entirely...
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"Advocate of the Poor" Nicolas Boileau, one of the builders of French poetry Julius Caesar, Chancellor of the Exchequer Nicolas Fouquet, Superintendent...
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épique, was published in 1675 on epic poetry. It was highly praised by Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux. Its leading doctrine was that the subject should be chosen...
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(1772); The History of the Flagellants (c. 1776), based upon a work by Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux; An Essay, Containing a Few Strictures on the Union of Scotland...
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(1575–1624)[1][2][4] David Bohm (1917–1992)[2] Niels Bohr (1885–1962)[2][3][4] Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux (1636–1711)[2] Samuel Bold (1649–1737)[4] Henry St John,...
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public primary schools: Aristide Briand, Buffalo, François Rabelais, Nicolas Boileau, Raymond Queneau, Renaudel A, and Renaudel B. Public junior high schools:...
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revolutionary Jean-Étienne Despréaux (1748–1820), French ballet master Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux (1636–1711), French poet and critic The Tale of Despereaux...
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Politician (b. 1563) 1619 – Richard Burbage, English actor (b. 1567) 1711 – Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, French poet and critic (b. 1636) 1719 – Johann Friedrich...
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neoclassicism and remained largely unchallenged until the Romantic Age. Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux introduced the sublime into modern critical discourse in...
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baths remained in use or were even restored ... The Paris city scribe Nicolas Boileau noted the existence of twenty-six public baths in Paris in 1272 Fierro...
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(1887–1950), German Nazi official and SS officer executed for war crimes Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux (1636–1711), poet and critic Habib Bourguiba (c. 1903–2000)...
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1625 – Oliver Plunkett, Irish archbishop and saint (d. 1681) 1636 – Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, French poet and critic (d. 1711) 1643 – John Strype, English...
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1885 Chanson à boire du vieux temps for voice and piano words by Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux Vocal — 1885 Ronde for voice and piano words by François...
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Lafarge Niels Jean-Pierre Gallo TV series (1 episode) 1978 Molière Nicolas Boileau Ariane Mnouchkine L'amant de poche The father Bernard Queysanne Guerres...
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aristocratic inhabitants of the city of Paris. It was used in 1660 by Nicolas Boileau in his Satires to refer to the influential members of Parisian society...
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realistic". The figure has had many names throughout history. The poet Nicolas Boileau called it "image", Fénelon "painting", Pierre Fontanier "tableau",...
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