Nicolas Boileau

Date of Birth:

01-Nov-1636

Nationality:

France

Profession:

Poet

French critic and poet, Nicolas Boileau, also known as Boileau-Despréaux, was born in Paris in 1611. He worked as a lawyer for a while but after the death of his father, who was also a lawyer, he left his job to devote himself to books. He was a friend of Molière, Racine and La Fontaine. It was interesting to note the popularity of Luis XIV, who received a pension in 1669 and in 1677 appointed him secretary of the Court. He became a member of the Académie Française in 1684. He has also written 12 books, including: Comedy Party, dedicated to Molière; A thousand tedium to live in Paris and his spirit; satires are an important paper in various aspects of life and culture of his time. He has also published 12 books from 1674 to 1694; also, the qualities of writing became clear. In 1674 a very small satirical poem entitled lectern appeared; It was also published the following year, in the history of the event: impulant petlies and petty between the choir master and Treasurer of Sainte Chapelle in Paris to determine the location of the choir curtain. Every attribute of the critic and historian comes from the work of poetry, 1674.

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The wisest man is generally he who thinks himself the least so.

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