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Agrippa d'Aubigne

FrenchFebruary 8, 1552 – April 29, 1630Poetry

French Protestant poet and soldier whose Les Tragiques is a vast epic of the Religious Wars. He is one of the most powerful French Baroque poets.

Works

  • Les TragiquesBaroque epic depicting horrors of religious conflict during civil wars→
  • Le Printemps→
  • Les Aventures du Baron de FaenestePicaresque novel satirizing a boastful nobleman through absurd misadventures→
  • Sa Vie a ses EnfantsAutobiographical narrative recounting life experiences and moral lessons learned→

Related

Pierre de Ronsard·Joachim du Bellay·Jean de Sponde
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