Boileau

/ (French bwalo) /

noun

Nicolas (nikɔlɑ). full name Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux . 1636–1711, French poet and critic; author of satires, epistles, and L'Art poétique (1674), in which he laid down the basic principles of French classical literature

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Boileau fell into disgrace for merely mentioning his name before the king.

The Wits and Beaux of Society |Grace Wharton and Philip Wharton
Unhappily, human nature, as understood by Boileau, included little beyond the court and the town.

A History of French Literature |Edward Dowden
Boileau, among French writers, and Cowley among the English, were his favourite authors.

The Wits and Beaux of Society |Grace Wharton and Philip Wharton
Boileau disait de la physique de Descartes qu'elle avait coup la gorge la posie.

Nature Mysticism |J. Edward Mercer

In a word, Boileau ridicules Perrault much more than he justifies Homer.

A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10) |Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)

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