Gaspard Abeille (

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, 1648 –

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, 22 May 1718) was a French lyric and tragic poetry poet. He received the title of ''Abbé'' and in 1704 was elected a member of the Académie française. His brother Scipion was also a poet and a surgeon.

Plays

* ''Argélie, reine de Thessalie'', five-act tragedy, in verse, Paris, Théâtre de l'Hôtel de Bourgogne, novembre 1673 * ''Coriolan'', five-act tragedy, in verse, Paris, Théâtre de l'Hôtel Guénégaud, 24 janvier 1676 * ''Lyncée'', five-act tragedy, in verse, Paris, Théâtre de l'Hôtel de Bourgogne, 25 février 1678 * ''Soliman'', five-act tragedy, in verse, Paris, Théâtre de l'Hôtel de Bourgogne, 11 octobre 1680 * ''Crispin bel esprit'', one-act comedy, in verse, Paris, Théâtre de l'Hôtel Guénégaud, 11 juillet 1681 * ''Hercule'', five-act tragedy, in verse, Paris, Théâtre de l'Hôtel Guénégaud, 7 novembre 1681 1648 births 1718 deaths People from Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Members of the Académie Française 17th-century French poets 17th-century French male writers 17th-century French dramatists and playwrights {{France-playwright-stub