Joachim du Bellay
French writer, poet, literary critic, and member of the Pléiade (1522–1560)
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Joachim du Bellay was a 16th-century French poet and literary critic who helped lead the Pléiade, an influential group of writers dedicated to enriching the French language and literature. His works and theories shaped Renaissance French writing and remain important to understanding how European literature developed during this period.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1525 (ca.)
- Died
- 1560
- Works
- 96
Top works
- Lettres de Joachim Du Bellay
- Les regrets, et avtres oevvres poetiqves, de I. Dv Bellay, gentil homme angeuin
- Devx livres de l'Eneide de Virgile
- [Six epigrams translated from Petrarch and fifteen sonnets from the "Visions" of Du Bellay.]
- Ioachimi Bellaii Andini Poematum libri qvatvor
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 102
Works in European collections
12 objects attributed to Joachim du Bellay, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Article
Joachim du Bellay ( French: [ʒɔaʃɛ̃ dy bɛlɛ]; c. 1522 – 1 January 1560) 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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