Odes

poems by Ronsard

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discussed in biography

  • Ronsard, portrait after an engraving by L. Gaultier, 1557
    In Pierre de Ronsard

    …his first collection of poems, Odes (4 books, 1550), emphasizes that he was attempting a French counterpart to the odes of the ancient Roman poet Horace. In Les Amours (1552) he also proved his skill as an exponent of the Italian canzoniere, animating the compliments to his beloved, entreaties, and…

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