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Joachim du Bellay
AuthorBooks · Second hand1522-1560
Joachim du Bellay was a French poet, critic, and a founder of La Pléiade. He notably wrote the manifesto of the group: Défense et illustration de la langue française, which aimed at promoting French as an artistic language, equal to Greek and Latin.
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About Joachim du Bellay
Birth
1522
Death
1560
First book
1549
Years writing
477
Joachim du Bellay was a French poet, critic, and a founder of La Pléiade. He notably wrote the manifesto of the group: Défense et illustration de la langue française, which aimed at promoting French as an artistic language, equal to Greek and Latin.
Joachim du Bellay was a key figure of the Pléiade, the group of poets who revolutionized French literature in the 16th century.
His work The Defence and Illustration of the French Language is a fundamental manifesto that championed the richness and potential of the French tongue.
Born in Liré, his poetry often reflects a deep nostalgia and love for his homeland.
Beyond his poetry, he was a sharp literary critic who sought to elevate the quality of the letters of his time.
His collection The Regrets is considered one of the pinnacles of European Renaissance lyric poetry.
