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Vincent VoitureFrench poet, member of the French Academy
Date of Birth: 24.02.1597
Country:  France |
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Biography of Vincent Voiture
Vincent Voiture was a French poet and member of the French Academy. He was the beloved poet of the aristocratic salon of Marquise de Rambouillet, which was the center of literary life in France in the 1640s and 1650s.
Poetic Legacy
Voiture's poetic legacy, collected and published after his death in 1650, includes letters, sonnets, stanzas, madrigals, epigrams, and rondos. He is considered a representative of the precious poetry style, characterized by elaborate form, sharp wit, wordplay, allusions, and innuendos. However, he often deviates from precious clichés in his verses, achieving remarkable naturalness and simplicity of style.
Influence and Popularity
Continuing and developing the traditions of Clément Marot, the master of elegant poetic miniatures, Voiture, in turn, influenced the light and anacreontic poetry of the Rococo period and the lyrical works of Voltaire. His letters, intended for public reading, gained great popularity. Published in 1650, they had a noticeable impact on the development of French prose and are of interest as a source for studying the literary customs of the era.
Some of Voiture's notable works include the sonnet "To Urania," "To the Beautiful Woman Who Woke Up Early," and "To the Girl with Rolled-Up and Dirty Sleeves."
