Alain Chartier
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Middle Ages
- Categories: Government and Politics, Literature, Publishing
- Subcategories: Politicians, Diplomats, Authors, Writers, Poetry, Poets, Historians
- Curriculum: Medieval History/Middle Ages, French History
Article abstract: Chartier’s skillful use of the French language and his imaginative, elegant style significantly influenced the development of French poetry in the fifteenth century. As royal secretary to Charles VII of Valois, Chartier played an active role in the complex political world during the Hundred Years’ War, a world which he accurately recorded in prose works of extraordinary literary and historical importance.
Early Life
Alain Chartier, the most famous poet of early fifteenth century France, the canon of the Notre-Dame de Paris, a...
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