Antoinette Deshoulières
Antoinette Deshoulières , née du Ligier de la Garde (born January 1, 1638 in Paris , † February 17, 1694 ) was a French poet and philosopher .
Life
Deshoulières was admitted to the Académie d'Arles in 1689 . This made her the first woman to be accepted into an academy in France. During the troubles of the Fronde , she followed her husband, who had joined Louis II de Bourbon-Condé , to Flanders . After her return she played a major role in French literature under the name Amaryllis . She was also called "the tenth muse" and "French calliope".
Her daughter Antoinette-Thérèse Deshoulières (1662-1718) was also a well-known poet.
Works
- Idylls
- Oeuvres
- Various reflections
Web links
Wikiquote: Antoinette Deshoulières - Quotes
- Literature by and about Antoinette Deshoulières in the catalog of the German National Library
- John J. Conley: Entry in the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy .
- Antoinette Deshoulières in the Poésie Française (French)
- Bibliothèque de Littérature Spiritualiste Et Mystique on Antoinette Deshoulières (French)
- le site sur Madame Deshoulières et l'album de Jean-Louis Murat (French)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Deshoulières, Antoinette |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | du Ligier de la Garde, Antoinette (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 1, 1638 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 17, 1694 |