'Live now and listen, do not wait in vain Until tomorrow; pluck life's rose today.' Joachim du Bellay and Pierre de Ronsard are two of the major sixteenth-century French poets and leaders of the extraordinary group known as 'La Pléiade'. Determined to create a national vernacular literature, the Pléiade poets profited from an intense study of Greek and Roman models and from a creative use of classical mythology to produce a body of verse that reflects the vigour and variety of European Renaissance culture. Du Bellay broke new ground with the gritty realism and resentment of the Regrets and with his meditation in the Antiquities on the rise and fall of the Roman Empire. In a series of sonnet sequences (Cassandre, Marie, Astrée, Hélène) Ronsard developed the Petrarchan tradition of love poetry with a wider range of situations, a richer imagery, and more robust sensuality. His reputation as France's greatest love-poet should not, however, obscure his excellence in an astonishing variety of forms and genres such as elegies, odes, philosophical hymns, and religious controversy. Anthony Mortimer's verse translations cover this many-faceted achievement in a version that functions as English poetry in its own right without departing from the letter and spirit of the original. The French text is given on facing pages and a useful appendix contains extracts from seminal manifestos by the two poets. A critical introduction, a glossary of names and places, and abundant notes encourage the reader to place the poems in their social and cultural context. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

Selected Poems (Oxford World's Classics)

Literature & Fiction

Ronsard

Mortimer, Anthony

Du Bellay

History & Criticism

Oxford University Press

Tout ce que Ronsard a écrit de vers amoureux, mais aussi érotiques, au temps de sa verte jeunesse, et qu'il a publié entre 1552 et 1560 : à Cassandre, à Marie, aux belles et accortes paysannes qui s'abandonnent sur un talus, le poète dit sa ferveur, tantôt dans une langue familière et leste, tantôt au moyen d'images mythologiques que l'on retrouve dans l'art de Fontainebleau. C'est le beau xvie siècle qui s'exprime ici, celui du règne d'Henri ii, roi cavalier, des châteaux du bord de Loire, des bals et des rêves. Ronsard n'a pas encore la tête religieuse et il ne sait pas qu'il va bientôt troquer sa plume pour une épée. Et si la poésie grave le tente déjà, il ne s'y abandonne que par occasion. Son coeur et son corps l'occupent tout entier. Cette édition, conçue avec un soin extrême, réunit toute la production de ces années ; elle l'éclaire par des variantes et des notes nombreuses, ainsi que par toutes les indications lexicales et mythologiques indispensables à sa compréhension. Edition critique, avec introduction, notes et variantes, établie par André Gendre.

Les Amours (Ldp Classiques) (French Edition)

Genre Fiction

Livre De Poche

Les Amours

Contemporary

Garnier Freres

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