Neoclassicism

14 poets

French literary movement (17th century) valuing order, reason, moderation and imitation of the Ancients. Corneille, Racine, Boileau, La Fontaine.

Joseph Addison

Joseph Addison

1672-1719

Voltaire

Voltaire

1694-1778

Nicolas Boileau

Nicolas Boileau

1636-1711

André Chenier

André Chenier

1762-1794

Pierre Corneille

Pierre Corneille

1606-1684

Fanny de Beauharnais

Fanny de Beauharnais

1737-1813

Antoinette Des Houlières

Antoinette Des Houlières

1638-1694

Rosemonde Gérard

Rosemonde Gérard

1866-1953

Oliver Goldsmith

Oliver Goldsmith

1728-1774

Thomas Gray

Thomas Gray

1716-1771

Lydia Huntley Sigourney

Lydia Huntley Sigourney

1791-1865

Alexander Pope

Alexander Pope

1688-1744

Jean Racine

Jean Racine

1639-1699

Jonathan Swift

Jonathan Swift

1667-1745