French writer, poet, literary critic, and member of the Pléiade (1522–1560)
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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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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