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Isaac de Benserade (baptized November 5, 1613 - October 10, 1691) was a French poet. This article is a general introduction to French literature For detailed information on French literature in specific historic periods see the separate historical articles in the Medieval French literature is for the purpose of this article Literature written in Oïl languages (particularly Old French and early Middle For more information on historical developments in this period see Renaissance, History of France, and Early Modern France. French literature of the 17th century &mdashthe so-called Grand Siècle &mdashspans the reigns of Henry IV of France, the Regency of Marie de Medici French literature of the 18th century usually refers to the literature written between 1715, the year of the death of King Louis XIV of France, and 1798 the year French literature of the nineteenth century is for the purpose of this article literature written in French from (roughly 1799 to 1900 French literature of the twentieth century is for the purpose of this article literature written in French from (roughly 1895 to 1990 Contemporary French literature is French literature roughly from the 1990s to Today. Chronological list of French language authors (regardless of nationality by date of birth Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. A poet is a person who writes Poetry. Etymology From the Ancient greek: ποιέω, poieō: "I make or compose"
Born in Paris, his family appears to have been connected with Richelieu, who bestowed on him a pension of 600 livres. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city This article is about a cardinal For information on the Russian also called The Red Eminence, see Mikhail Andreyevich Suslov. He began his literary career with the tragedy of Cléopâtre (1635), which was followed by four other pieces. On Richelieu's death Benserade lost his pension, but became more and more a favourite at court, especially with Anne of Austria. For the queen consort of Sigismund III of Poland see Anna of Austria (1573-1598 For the queen consort of Philip II of Spain see Anna of Austria
He provided the words for the court ballets, and was, in 1674, admitted to the Academy, where he wielded considerable influence. Ballet is a formalized form of Dance with its origins in the French court further developed in France and Russia as a Concert dance L'Académie française, or the French Academy, is the pre-eminent French learned body on matters pertaining to the French language. In 1676 the failure of his Métamorphoses d'Ovide in the form of rondeaux gave a blow to his reputation, but by no means destroyed his vogue with his contemporaries. This article is about the poetry form For other uses see Rondeau. Benserade may be best known for his sonnet on Job (1651). This sonnet, which he sent to a young lady with his paraphrase on Job, having been placed in competition with the Urania of Voiture, a dispute on their relative merits long divided the whole court and the wits into two parties, styled respectively the Jobelins and the Uranists. The Book of Job ( איוב) is one of the books of the Hebrew Bible. Vincent Voiture ( 24 February 1597 - 26 May 1648) French Poet, was the son of a rich merchant of Amiens. The partisans of Benserade were headed by the prince de Conti and Mlle de Scudéry, while Mme de Montausier and Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac took the side of Voiture. François Louis de Bourbon ( April 30 1664 - February 9 1709) was Prince de Conti, succeeding his brother Louis Armand I de Bourbon Madeleine de Scudéry (15 November 1607 - 2 June 1701 often known simply as Mademoiselle de Scudéry was a French Writer. Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac ( 1597 - February 18, 1654) was a French Author.
Some years before his death, Benserade retired to Gentilly, and devoted himself to a translation of the Psalms, which he nearly completed. Gentilly is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. Psalms ( Hebrew: Tehilim, תהילים, or "praises" is a book of the Hebrew Bible (the Christian Old Testament) included
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| Preceded by Jean Chapelain |
Seat 7 Académie française 1674–1691 |
Succeeded by Étienne Pavillon |
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