Definition of Despreaux. Meaning of Despreaux. Synonyms of Despreaux

- Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux (French: [nikɔla bwalo depʁeo]; 1 November 1636 – 13 March 1711), often known simply as Boileau (UK: /ˈbwʌloʊ/, US: /bwɑːˈloʊ...
- Despréaux (pronounced [depʁeo]) is a French surname. People with that name include: Claude-Jean-François Despréaux (1740s–1794), French violinist and revolutionary...
- Louise Rosalie Allan-Despreaux (1810 – March 1856) was a French actress. She was "discovered " by François Joseph Talma at Brussels in 1820, when she...
- Jean-Étienne Despréaux (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ etjɛn depʁeo]; 31 August 1748 – 26 March 1820) was a French ballet dancer, c****ographer, composer...
- Guillaume Despréaux (20 September 1802 – 14 June 1865) was a French composer who won the Prix de Rome in 1828. Born as "Guillaume Ross" in Clermont-Ferrand...
- the day of his death. His favorite title page was the one for "Boileau Despréaux." He had to cut the type expressly for the title to fit on one line. It...
- "La Pucelle," (1656) was lampooned by his contemporary Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux. Chapelain was born in Paris. His father wanted him to become a notary...
- attributed to its translation into French by linguist Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux in 1674. Later the treatise was translated into English by John Pultney...
- Jean-Marie Despréaux or Louis Despréaux Saint-Sauveur, born on 20 December 1794 in Fougères and deceased on 27 November 1843 in Mexico City, was a French...
- published in 1675 on epic poetry. It was highly praised by Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux. Its leading doctrine was that the subject should be chosen before the...