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Featured Article: Chenier, Andre
Chenier, shay NYAY, Andre (1762-1794), Andre Marie de Chenier, a French poet, wrote his greatest work, Les Iambes, in prison during the last months of his life. See more »
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Apollinaire, Guillaume
Apollinaire, Guillaume, a paw lee NAIR, gee YOHM (1880-1918), a French poet, was a leader in the arts in Paris during the decade before World War I (1914-1918).
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Baudelaire, Charles, bohd LAIR, shahrl (1821-1867), was the most influential French poet of the 1800's.
See more »Boileau-Despreaux, Nicolas
Boileau-Despreaux, Nicolas, bwah LOH day pray OH, nee kaw LAH (1636-1711), was a French poet and critic of the Classical Age.
See more »Breton, Andre
Breton, Andre, bruh TAWN, ahn DRAY (1896-1966), was a French author and critic associated with two important movements in the arts.
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Chenier, shay NYAY, Andre (1762-1794), Andre Marie de Chenier, a French poet, wrote his greatest work, Les Iambes, in prison during the last months of his life.
See more »Chretien de Troyes
Chretien de Troyes, kray TYEHN duh TRWAH, was a French poet who wrote from about 1160 to about 1190.
See more »Du Bellay, Joachim
Du Bellay, Joachim, doo buh LAY, zhaw a KEEM (1522-1560), was a French poet.
See more »Froissart, Jean
Froissart, Jean, frwah SAHR or FROY sahrt, zhahn (1337?-after 1404), was a French historian and poet who is best known for his Chronicles (1369-1400?).
See more »La Fontaine, Jean de
La Fontaine, Jean de, la fawn TEHN, zhahn duh (1621-1695), a French poet, is famous for his Fables (1668-1694).
See more »Lamartine, Alphonse de
Lamartine, Alphonse de, la mar TEEN, al FAWNS duh (1790-1869), was a French writer and statesman.
See more »Malherbe, Francois de
Malherbe, Francois de, mal EHRB, frahn SWAH duh (1555-1628), was a French poet who became a haughty critic of French poetic language and style.
See more »Marot, Clement
Marot, Clement, ma ROH, klay MAHN (1496-1544), was a French poet who served in the households of King Francis I and Marguerite de Navarre.
See more »Mistral, Frederic
Mistral, Frederic, mee STRAL, fray day REEK (1830-1914), was a famous French poet who won the 1904 Nobel Prize for literature.
See more »Nerval, Gerard de
Nerval, Gerard de, nehr VAL, zhay RAR duh (1808-1855), was a French poet.
See more »Perse, Saint-John
Perse, pehrs, Saint-John (1887-1975), was the pen name of Alexis Leger, a French poet and diplomat.
See more »Prevert, Jacques
Prevert, Jacques (1900-1977), was probably the most popular French poet of the mid-1900's.
See more »Rimbaud, Arthur
Rimbaud, Arthur, ram BOH, ar TEWR (1854-1891), was a French poet of extraordinary originality.
See more »Ronsard, Pierre de
Ronsard, Pierre de, rawn SAR, pyair duh (1524-1585), often called the Prince of Poets, led an influential group of French poets called the Pleiade.
See more »Sully Prudhomme
Sully Prudhomme, soo LEE proo DAWM (1839-1907), a French poet, won the first Nobel Prize for literature in 1901.
See more »Valery, Paul
Valery, vah lay REE, Paul (1871-1945), was a French poet and critic who is often considered the greatest writer in the movement called Symbolism.
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