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Jean Chapelain
An anonymous portrait of Chapelain
Born
(1595-12-04)4 December 1595 Paris, France
Died
22 February 1674(1674-02-22) (aged 78) Paris, France
Occupation
Critic, poet
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Period
Grand Siècle
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Neoclassicism
Notable works
"Sentiments de l’Académie sur le Cid" "La Pucelle"
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Jean Chapelain (4 December 1595 – 22 February 1674)[1] 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. 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.
^Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Chapelain, Jean" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 5 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 850–851.
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