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Isaac de Benserade

1613 - 1691

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Isaac de Benserade (French: [bɛ̃.sʁad]; baptized 5 November 1613 – 10 October 1691) was a French poet and playwright. Born in Lyons-la-Forêt, Normandy, his family appears to have been connected with Richelieu, who bestowed on him a pension of 600 livres. On Richelieu's death, Benserade lost his pension but became more and more a favourite at court, especially with Anne of Austria.He wrote his first tragedy at the age of 23 in 1636, Cleopatra, for the actress Mademoiselle Bellerose. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Isaac de Benserade has received more than 32,830 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Isaac de Benserade is the 3,338th most popular writer (up from 3,961st in 2019), the 3,443rd most popular biography from France (up from 3,710th in 2019) and the 433rd most popular French Writer.

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  • 33k

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  • 51.99

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  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.03

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  • 2.12

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Œuvres I-II
Ballet, Masques
1981
Metamorphoses d'Ovide en rondeaux
Classic Literature, Classical Mythology, Fiction
v que de vertus, et de prosperitez bien au-dela des choses vray-semblables ! L'esprit s'echape, et croit de tous costez qu'il se promene icy parmi les fables. Pour cheminer sur tes pas venerables que devant luy ton fils a de clartez ! Qu'il trouve en toy d'exemples admirables ! que de vertus, et de prosperitez ! son ame brille autant par ses beautez, que fait son corps par ses traits adorables, et l'on decouvre en luy des qualitez bien au-dela des choses vray-semblables . Inspire-luy tes grandeurs incroyables, que les mechans n'en soient point ecoutez, dans les enfans faciles et ployables l'esprit s'echape, et croit de tous costez . En attendant que loin des voluptez il puisse un jour par des coups memorables executer de grandes veritez, qu'il se promene icy parmi les fables . Il y verra la peine des coupables, et le repos des bons persecutez, scaura de quoy les vrais rois sont capables dont on ne voit les trones cimentez que de vertus .
1679
Ballet des arts
1663
Poésies
1967
LES ŒUVRES
Poésies [par] Benserade
1967

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Over the past year Isaac de Benserade has had the most page views in the with 5,838 views, followed by English (3,432), and Russian (1,226). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Kazakh (236.84%), Egyptian Arabic (59.14%), and Breton (41.70%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Isaac de Benserade ranks 3,338 out of 7,302. Before him are Azar Nafisi, Pietro Carrera, Antun Vrančić, Francisco de Sá de Miranda, Alessandro Baricco, and Stanisław Konarski. After him are Leif G. W. Persson, Tarabai Shinde, Henry Becque, Yu Hua, Abu Ali Bal'ami, and Francesco de Sanctis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1613, Isaac de Benserade ranks 17. Before him are Khushal Khattak, Luisa de Guzmán, Gaspard Dughet, William Frederick, Prince of Nassau-Dietz, Gu Yanwu, and Charles de Saint-Évremond. After him are Duchess Elisabeth Sophie of Mecklenburg, and Jacques d'Arthois. Among people deceased in 1691, Isaac de Benserade ranks 13. Before him are George Fox, François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois, Carlo Rainaldi, Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, Richard Baxter, and Jean-Henri d'Anglebert. After him are Cornelis Tromp, Adrien Auzout, and Sultan Bahu.

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In France

Among people born in France, Isaac de Benserade ranks 3,443 out of 6,770. Before him are Tignous (1957), Joseph Canteloube (1879), Isaac René Guy le Chapelier (1754), Harry Schell (1921), Henri Joseph Anastase Perrotin (1845), and Albinus of Angers (470). After him are Henry Becque (1837), Henri Tomasi (1901), Henri Le Fauconnier (1881), Georges Marchal (1920), Rosa Vercellana (1833), and Bernard Lama (1963).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Isaac de Benserade ranks 433. Before him are Bernard Maris (1946), Émile Faguet (1847), Victor Segalen (1878), Charles Pinot Duclos (1704), Jean Rotrou (1609), and Bernard-Marie Koltès (1948). After him are Henry Becque (1837), Jean-Claude Izzo (1945), Rutebeuf (1300), Daniel Guérin (1904), Robert de Clari (1170), and Jean Effel (1908).

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