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Agrippa d'Aubigné (1552–1630)

Author of Les Tragiques

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The Penguin Book of Homosexual Verse (1983) — Contributor — 256 copies, 3 reviews

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Canonical name
d'Aubigné, Agrippa
Legal name
d’Aubigné, Théodore Agrippa
Birthdate
1552-02-08
Date of death
1630-04-29
Gender
male
Occupations
poet
polemicist
soldier
historian
courtier
Relationships
Maintenon, Madame de (granddaughter)
Nationality
France
Birthplace
Château de Saint-Maury, near Pons, France
Places of residence
Geneva, Switzerland
Place of death
Geneva, Switzerland
Associated Place (for map)
Château de Saint-Maury, near Pons, France

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> Par Adrian (Laculturegenerale.com) : Les 150 classiques de la littérature française qu’il faut avoir lus !
07/05/2017 - Aggripa d’Aubigné (1552 – 1630) est un protestant, pétri de culture antique mais surtout biblique, et traumatisé par les violences des guerres de Religion. Les Tragiques, poème épique, dénoncent en VII chants les souffrances de ses coreligionnaires, critiquent les Valois et appellent la colère divine ! Passionné, passionnant et déchirant !

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