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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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