Satires (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux
- First Published: 1666
- Type of Work: Poetry
- Genres: Satire, Poetry
- Subjects: France or French people, Authors or writers, Poetry or poets, Eighteenth century, Seventeenth century, City life, Kings, queens, or royalty, Drama or dramatists, Cities or towns, Princes or princesses, Royal courts or courtiers
Critical Evaluation:
The name of Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, or more usually Nicolas Boileau, is often linked only to The Art of Poetry (1674), his critical treatise setting down the rules and unities of French classicism. He received the mantle of prophet and lawgiver for that movement, which is something of a false emphasis. The Art of Poetry was a summary and compendium of standard poetic practices, of the rules French literature had been operating under for the entire century.
The modern student of literature may not realize the importance of Nicolas...
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