JEAN PASSERAT
\d͡ʒˈiːn pˈasəɹˌat], \dʒˈiːn pˈasəɹˌat], \dʒ_ˈiː_n p_ˈa_s_ə_ɹ_ˌa_t]\
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A French poet and scholar; born at Troyes, 1534; died at Paris, 1602. Among his works are: "Verses of Love and the Chase"; "Metamorphosis of a Man into a Bird"; he wrote a complete commentary on Rabelais's works, but shortly before his death committed it to the flames.
By Charles Dudley Warner
