NICOLAS BOILEAU-DESPREAUX
\nˈɪkələz bˈɔ͡ɪlə͡ʊdɪspɹˈə͡ʊ], \nˈɪkələz bˈɔɪləʊdɪspɹˈəʊ], \n_ˈɪ_k_ə_l_ə_z b_ˈɔɪ_l_əʊ_d_ɪ_s_p_ɹ_ˈəʊ]\
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A noted French poet and critic; born in Paris, Nov. 1, 1636; died March 13, 1711. His first effort was "The Farewell of a Poet to the City of Paris" (1660), and six years later published collectedly seven satires (afterward increased to twelve), in which he castigates even the magnates of the literary world. Following the vein worked by Horace, he published "The Art of Poetry" (1674). In reply to the critics Boileau composed "The Reading-Desk", a comic epic which is esteemed a masterpiece.
By Charles Dudley Warner
