JACQUES AMYOT
\ʒˈak ˈamɪˌɒt], \ʒˈak ˈamɪˌɒt], \ʒ_ˈa_k ˈa_m_ɪ__ˌɒ_t]\
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A French author (1513-93), famous for his translations from the Greek, which, owing to their elegant style, are considered classical literature. They are: the "Theagenes and Chariclea" of Heliodorus: "Seven Books of Diodorus Siculus"; the "Daphnis and Chloe" of Longus; the "Parallel Lives" and the "Morals" of Plutarch. The most noteworthy among these is the translation of "Plutarch's Lives", which was used by Corneille as a source for his antique tragedies, and by Shakespeare "in its English version by Sir Thomas North" for some of his plays.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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