Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux (French: [nikɔla bwalo depʁeo]; 1 November 1636 – 13 March 1711), often known simply as Boileau (UK: /ˈbwʌloʊ/, US: /bwɑːˈloʊ... 14 KB (1,984 words) - 15:01, 26 March 2024 |
John Theophilus Boileau (1805–1886), British army engineer Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux (1636–1711), 17th century French writer Places Boileau, Quebec, Canada... 1 KB (173 words) - 19:09, 11 May 2022 |
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... 23 KB (2,650 words) - 15:27, 4 April 2024 |
Arc called "La Pucelle," (1656) was lampooned by his contemporary Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux. Chapelain was born in Paris. His father wanted him to become... 8 KB (909 words) - 03:04, 21 October 2023 |
de Malherbe (1555–1628) Jean de La Fontaine (1621–95) – The Fables Nicolas Boileau (1636–1711) Romanticism André Chénier (1762–1794) Alphonse de Lamartine... 22 KB (2,176 words) - 00:17, 9 April 2024 |
Finally, Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux became the theorizer of poetic classicism: his "Art poétique" (1674) praised reason and logic (Boileau elevated Malherbe... 33 KB (4,684 words) - 09:06, 2 December 2022 |
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... 6 KB (757 words) - 20:34, 9 March 2024 |
"Advocate of the Poor" Nicolas Boileau, one of the builders of French poetry Julius Caesar, Chancellor of the Exchequer Nicolas Fouquet, Superintendent... 36 KB (3,246 words) - 12:06, 4 April 2024 |
revolutionary Jean-Étienne Despréaux (1748–1820), French ballet master Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux (1636–1711), French poet and critic The Tale of Despereaux... 449 bytes (84 words) - 16:46, 2 October 2019 |
XIV an infallible remedy for loss of voice. Jean Racine, writing to Nicolas Boileau, recommends him to try the syrup...in order to be cured of voicelessness... 5 KB (600 words) - 18:45, 4 March 2023 |
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... 26 KB (3,525 words) - 10:21, 17 February 2024 |
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... 29 KB (3,409 words) - 05:47, 17 February 2024 |
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... 8 KB (1,181 words) - 21:15, 5 September 2023 |
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... 3 KB (333 words) - 06:11, 22 December 2022 |
neoclassicism and remained largely unchallenged until the Romantic Age. Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux introduced the sublime into modern critical discourse in... 16 KB (2,407 words) - 15:55, 17 January 2024 |
(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)... 14 KB (1,722 words) - 12:18, 20 April 2024 |
cardinal (11 June 1709) "Do you wish to hasten my last hour?": 197 — Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, French poet and critic (13 March 1711), to a playwright... 73 KB (8,698 words) - 21:24, 24 March 2024 |
Politician (b. 1563) 1619 – Richard Burbage, English actor (b. 1567) 1711 – Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, French poet and critic (b. 1636) 1719 – Johann Friedrich... 112 KB (8,842 words) - 14:42, 10 April 2024 |
1625 – Oliver Plunkett, Irish archbishop and saint (d. 1681) 1636 – Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, French poet and critic (d. 1711) 1643 – John Strype, English... 65 KB (6,280 words) - 14:24, 10 April 2024 |
German poetry the standards advocated for by Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, who in turn was inspired by Horace. Boileau was an eminent force for classicism; Gottsched... 904 bytes (92 words) - 09:51, 25 November 2023 |
realistic". The figure has had many names throughout history. The poet Nicolas Boileau called it "image", Fénelon "painting", Pierre Fontanier "tableau",... 47 KB (5,869 words) - 05:16, 7 April 2024 |