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Agrippa d'Aubigné
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Théodore Agrippa d’Aubigné was a French writer, poet, politician, and military personnel born in Pons on February 8, 1552. He was educated at the University of Geneva and the University of Orléans. His literary output falls within the Baroque literature movement, specifically in the genre of narrative poetry. He wrote in Middle French and is described by sources such as the Nordisk familjebok and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
His notable work is Les Tragiques, with Les tragiques II (Livres II et III) also listed among his top works. He adhered to Reformed Christianity. He died on May 9, 1630, in Jussy and is buried at St. Pierre Cathedral. His archives are held at the Geneva Library.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Les tragiques II (Livres II et III)
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Key facts
- Born
- 8 February 1552, Château de Saint-Maury, Pons, Charente-Maritime , France
- Died
- 29 April 1630 (1630-04-29) (aged 78), Geneva , Switzerland
- Occupation
- Poet soldier
- Nationality
- French
- Period
- 17th century
- Genre
- Poetry
- Literary movement
- Baroque
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Pons
- Place of death
- Jussy
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Educated at
- University of Orléans
- Languages spoken
- French
- Notable work
- Les Tragiques
- Genre
- narrative poetry
- Movement
- Baroque literature
- Image
- Agrippa d'Aubigné.jpg
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- Commons category
- Théodore-Agrippa d'Aubigné
- date of birth
- 1552-01-01
- date of death
- 1630-01-01
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- birth name
- Théodore Agrippa d’Aubigné
- Commons gallery
- Théodore Agrippa d'Aubigné
- name in native language
- Théodore Agrippa d'Aubigné
- writing language
- Middle French
- place of burial
- St. Pierre Cathedral
- archives at
- Geneva Library
- P13311
- Deuteronomy
Sources (3)
via Wikidata · CC0
Works in European collections
10 objects attributed to Agrippa d'Aubigné, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Les avantures du baron de Faeneste [Texto impreso] : comprinse en quatre parties : les trois premieres revaiis, augmentes & distinguees par chapires, ensemble la quatriesme partie nouvellement mise en lumiere
Mémoires de la vie de Théodore-Agrippa d'Aubigne ... écrits par lui-même avec les mémoires de Frederic Maurice de la Tour ... : Tome I
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Encyclopedic overview
Théodore-Agrippa d'Aubigné ( French pronunciation: [teo.dɔʁ aɡʁipa dobiɲe], 8 February 1552 – 29 April 1630) was a French poet, soldier, propagandist and chronicler. His epic poem Les Tragiques (1616) is widely regarded as his masterpiece. In a book about his Catholic contemporary Jean de La Ceppède, the English poet Keith Bosley called d'Aubigné "the epic poet of the Protestant cause," during the French Wars of Religion. Bosley added, however, that after d'Aubigné's death, he "was forgotten until the Romantics rediscovered him."
Life
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