Honorat de Bueil, seigneur de Racan

French poet
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Born:
February 5, 1589, Champmarin, France
Died:
January 21, 1670, Paris (aged 80)

Honorat de Bueil, seigneur de Racan (born February 5, 1589, Champmarin, France—died January 21, 1670, Paris) was a French poet, one of the earliest members (1635) of the French Academy. Racan became a page at the court of Henry IV and served in the army. His works include the celebrated Stances sur la retraite (c. 1618; “Stanzas on Retreat”), which reflects his love of nature and his reluctance to adhere to the poetic discipline of his master, François de Malherbe, whose biography he wrote. Racan’s best-known work is a pastoral drama, Les Bergeries (“The Sheepfolds”), sometimes called the finest example ...(100 of 154 words)