La Franciade

Name: La Franciade
Author: Pierre de Ronsard

by Pierre de Ronsard

Epic poem celebrating French history and national identity in classical form

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Pierre de Ronsard

French Renaissance poet who was the leader of the Pleiade group and is considered the Prince of Poets in France. Les Amours de Cassandre and the Sonnets pour Helene are his finest works.

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Les AmoursLove sonnets celebrating beauty and romance in the Petrarchan tradition
OdesLyric poems praising beauty and glory of great individuals and natural phenomena
HymnesReligious and philosophical verses celebrating divine creation and human experience
Sonnets pour HeleneLove sonnets addressed to Helen celebrating beauty and eternal desire