Charles-Claude Genest (17 October 1639 – 19 November 1719) was a French clergyman,

poet A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator ( thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems (oral or writte ...

and

playwright A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes plays. Etymology The word "play" is from Middle English pleye, from Old English plæġ, pleġa, plæġa ("play, exercise; sport, game; drama, applause"). The word "wright" is an archaic English ...

. He was born and died in

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

Works (selection)

*1673: ''Ode de la science du salut'', *1674: ''Poésies à la louange du Roy'', Text on line
/small> *1684: ''Zélonide, princesse de Sparte'' *1684: ''

Pénélope ''Pénélope'' is an opera in three acts by the French composer Gabriel Fauré. The libretto, by René Fauchois is based on Homer's ''Odyssey''. It was first performed at the Salle Garnier, Monte Carlo on 4 March 1913. The piece is dedicated to ...

, ou le Retour d'

Ulisse ''Ulisse'' is an opera in a prologue and two acts composed by Luigi Dallapiccola to his own libretto based on the legend of Ulysses. It premiered at the Deutsche Oper Berlin (in German translation by Karl-Heinrich Kreith as ''Odysseus'') on 29 Se ...

from the

Trojan War In Greek mythology, the Trojan War was waged against the city of Troy by the Achaeans (Greeks) after Paris of Troy took Helen from her husband Menelaus, king of Sparta. The war is one of the most important events in Greek mythology and has ...

pouvant servir de suite aux Aventure de Télémaque'', tragedy in 5 acts, premiered 22 January Text online
/small> *1696: ''Épistre à M. D. L. B.'' e La Bastide ''sur son retour à la foi catholique'', Text online
/small> *1701: ''Dialogues entre Messieurs Patru et d'Ablancourt, sur les plaisirs'' *1707: ''Dissertations sur la poésie pastorale, ou de l'Idylle et de l'églogue'', *1711: ''

Joseph Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the mo ...

vendu par ses frères, tragédie en cinq actes et en vers tirée de l'Écriture-Sainte'', Text online
/small> *1712: ''Divertissements de Sceaux'', *1716: ''Principes de philosophie, ou Preuves naturelles de l'existence de Dieu et de l'immortalité de l'âme'', Text on line
/small> *1736: ''Les Voyageurs, comédie en 5 actes''

References

External links

List of his plays
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Genest, Charles-Claude Writers from Paris 1639 births 1719 deaths 17th-century French poets 17th-century French male writers 18th-century French poets 17th-century French dramatists and playwrights 18th-century French dramatists and playwrights Members of the Académie Française 18th-century French male writers