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Isaac de Benserade (; baptized November 5, 1613 – October 10, 1691) was a French poet. Born in Lyons-la-Forêt in the Province of Normandy, his family appears to have been connected with Richelieu, who bestowed on him a pension of 600 ''livres''. He began his literary career with the tragedy of ''Cléopâtre'' (1635), which was followed by four other pieces. On Richelieu's death Benserade lost his pension, but became more and more a favourite at court, especially with Anne of Austria. Benserade provided the words for the court ballets, and was, in 1674, admitted to the Academy, where he wielded considerable influence. In 1675 he provided the quatrains to accompany the thirty nine hydraulic sculpture groups depicting Aesop's fables in the labyrinth of Versailles. In 1676 the failure of his ''Métamorphoses d'Ovide'' in the form of rondeaux gave a blow to his reputation, but by no means destroyed his vogue with his contemporaries. Benserade may be best known for his sonnet on ''Job'' (1651). This sonnet, which he sent to a young lady with his paraphrase on Job, having been placed in competition with the ''Urania'' of Voiture, led to a dispute on their relative merits which long divided the whole court and the wits into two parties, styled respectively the Jobelins and the Uranists. The partisans of Benserade were headed by the prince de Conti and Mlle de Scudéry, while Mme de Montausier and Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac took the side of Voiture. Some years before his death, Benserade retired to Gentilly, and devoted himself to a translation of the Psalms, which he nearly completed. == Works == * 1636 ''Cléopâtre'' * 1637 ''La Mort d’Achille et la Dispute de ses armes'' * 1637 ''Gustaphe ou l’Heureuse Ambition'' * 1637 ''Iphis et Iante'' * 1640 ''Méléagre'' * 1648 ''Le Sonnet de Job'' * 1651 ''Ballet de Cassandre'' * 1651 ''Ballet des Fêtes de Bacchus'' * 1653 ''Ballet de la Nuit'' * 1654 ''Ballet des Proverbes'' * 1654 ''Ballet des Noces de Pélée et de Thétis'' * 1654 ''Ballet du Temps'' * 1655 ''Ballet des Plaisirs'' * 1655 ''Grand Ballet des Bienvenus'' * 1656 ''Ballet de Psyché'' * 1657 ''Ballet de l’Amour malade'' * 1658 ''Ballet royal d’Alcidiane'' * 1659 ''Ballet de la Raillerie'' * 1661 ''Ballet royal de l’Impatience'' * 1661 ''Ballet des Saisons'' * 1663 ''Ballet des Arts'' * 1664 ''Ballet des Amours déguisés'' * 1664 ''Les Plaisirs de l'île enchantée'' * 1665 ''Ballet royal de la Naissance de Vénus'' * 1666 ''Ballet des Muses'' * 1669 ''Ballet royal de Flore'' * 1676 ''Métamorphoses d’Ovide en rondeaux'' * 1678 ''Fables d'Ésope en quatrains'' * 1681 ''Ballet du Triomphe de l’Amour'' * 1682 ''Labyrinte de Versailles'' * Stances 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Isaac de Benserade」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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