Étienne Jodelle
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Étienne Jodelle, seigneur de Limodin (1532 – July 1573), French dramatist and poet, was born and died in Paris of a noble family.[2]
Member of La Pléiade, he will strive to revitalize the principles of ancient Greek and Roman theater during the Renaissance. He was the first to introduce the alexandrine into tragedy in his time, notably with Cléopâtre captive, the first tragédie à l'antique, as well as L'Eugène in comedy. He is recognized as a precursor of the theater which was born in the second half of the 16th century, a convulsive period by Wars of Religion which saw its uncertainties embodied in his work.[3] · [4]
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Born | Étienne Jodelle, seigneur de Limodin c. 1532 Paris, Kingdom of France |
Died | c. 20 September 1573 (aged 41) Ibidem[1] |
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Language | Early Modern French |
Period | Before 1553 – 1573 |
Literary movement | La Pléiade, French Renaissance |
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