Barthélemy Aneau (c.1510–1561) was a French poet and

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. He is known for his novel ''Alector, ou le coq'', and his work on

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s. He was born in Bourges but later moved to

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where he became regent, then principal of the

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. In Lyon, he was part of the cultural life of the city and of a cenacle of scholars (

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) who were working to promote new reflections on poetic language. He wrote both French and Latin poetry. His works include: * ''Emblemes'', a French verse translation of the

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of Andre Alciato (Lyon, 1549); * ''Quintil Horatian'' (Lyons, 1551), anonymous attack on

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; * a series of Latin poems in his own emblem book, ''Picta poesis'' (1552), called ''Imagination poétique'' in his own French translation, in which Classical stories are given a practical and moral reinterpretation; *''Alector ou le coq'', a fantasy story (Lyon, 1560). He was killed in 1561, during riots in Lyon, in or near the college. He was suspected of

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References

External links

B.Aneau, Gordon Collection, U.Va. LibraryB.Aneau's Picta poesis, Glasgow UniversityB.Aneau's Imagination poétique, Glasgow University
{{DEFAULTSORT:Aneau, Barthelemy 1510 births 1561 deaths Writers from Bourges 16th-century French poets French male poets