Jean Chapelain
French poet and critic · Writers · Lived 1595 to 1674 · aged 78
Jean Chapelain was a French poet and critic during the Grand Siècle, best known for his role as an organizer and founding member of the Académie française.
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Chapelain acquired considerable prestige as a literary critic, but his own major work, an epic poem about Joan of Arc called "La Pucelle," (1656) was lampooned by his contemporary Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux.
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1595 to 1674 · aged 78
