Guillaume Colletet facts for kids
Guillaume Colletet (born March 12, 1598 – died February 11, 1659) was a famous French poet. He was also one of the first members of the Académie française. This important group helps to keep the French language and literature strong. His son was François Colletet.
Life of Guillaume Colletet
Colletet was born and died in Paris, France. He was very well-known and respected during his time. Many important people supported his work. One of these was Cardinal Richelieu, a powerful leader in France. Cardinal Richelieu sometimes worked with Colletet. He even gave Colletet a large sum of money for just six lines of poetry!
Colletet married three times during his life. One of his wives was named Claudine Le Nain. Colletet tried to make people believe she was a poet too. He would write poems himself, and then Claudine would sign them. When Colletet knew he was dying, he wrote a poem. This poem said that Claudine would stop writing poetry after he passed away. But most people were not fooled by this trick. The famous writer Jean de La Fontaine even wrote a funny poem about it.
Works by Guillaume Colletet
Guillaume Colletet wrote many different kinds of works. He was known for his varied writing. Here are some of his important works:
- Divertissements
- Poems of different types, like tragedies and pastorals. A famous collection was le Banquet des Poètes (1646).
- Epigramme (1653)
- Histoire des poètes français (History of French Poets).
- Treatises on poetry, which were like detailed guides. These included advice on moral poetry, sonnets, and eclogues. They were all put together in a book called d'Art poétique (1658).
- Translations of works by other writers. These included Couches de la Vierge by Jacopo Sannazaro. He also translated works by Scévole de Sainte-Marthe.
See also
- Guirlande de Julie
