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Basselin, Olivier
(Encyclopedia) Basselin, OlivierBasselin, Olivierōlēvyāˈ bäsəlăNˈ [key], 15th cent., French miller of Vire, Normandy. He was one of the Compagnons du Vau de Vire [companions of the Vire valley], who…Ponge, Francis
(Encyclopedia) Ponge, FrancisPonge, FrancisfräNsēsˈ pôNzh [key], 1899–1988, French essayist and poet. A controversial figure, he was opposed to emotional and symbolic poetic methods. His method was…Scarron, Paul
(Encyclopedia) Scarron, PaulScarron, Paulpōl skärôNˈ [key], 1610–60, French writer. His picaresque novel Le Romant comique (1651) vividly portrays the lives of a company of strolling players. He also…Fabre d'Églantine, Philippe François Nazaire
(Encyclopedia) Fabre d'Églantine, Philippe François NazaireFabre d'Églantine, Philippe François Nazairefēlēpˈ fräNswäˈ näzĕrˈ fäˈbrə dāgläNtēnˈ [key], 1755–94, French dramatist and revolutionist. His…Morin, Paul
(Encyclopedia) Morin, PaulMorin, Paulpôl môrăNˈ [key], 1889–1963, French Canadian poet, b. Montreal. After taking degrees in the arts, science, and law at Laval Univ., he studied in Paris. His two…Margaret Mary, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Margaret Mary, Saint, 1647–90, French nun of the Visitation Convent of Paray-le-Monial, Saône-et-Loire dept., France. Her family name was Alacoque. Jesus appeared to her in a number of…Chartier, Alain
(Encyclopedia) Chartier, AlainChartier, AlainälăNˈ shärtyāˈ [key], b. c.1385, d. c.1433, French writer, secretary to Charles VII. His most popular work was the love poem La Belle Dame sans mercy (…Bow ware
(Encyclopedia) Bow wareBow warebō [key], English porcelain, similar to Chelsea ware. It was made at Stratford-le-Bow from 1730 to 1776, when its factory was absorbed by the Derby ware pottery.Thomas, Ambroise
(Encyclopedia) Thomas, AmbroiseThomas, AmbroiseäNbrwäzˈ tōmäˈ [key], 1811–96, French operatic composer, studied at the Paris Conservatory, receiving the Prix de Rome in 1832. He later taught…Corneille, Pierre
(Encyclopedia) Corneille, PierreCorneille, Pierrepyĕr kôrnāˈyə [key], 1606–84, French dramatist, ranking with Racine as a master of French classical tragedy. Educated by Jesuits, he practiced law…Trending
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