biography
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Racan, Honorat de Beuil, Seigneur de
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pronunciation:
[rakã]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1589–1670)
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| biography:
| Poet, born in Champmarin, NW France. He served as a page at Henry IV's court and as a soldier, and became the biographer of his master, François de Malherbe. His works include Stances sur la retraite (c.1618) and Les Bergeries (1625), a pastoral drama. He paraphrased verses from the Psalms after his retirement to Touraine in 1639. |
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