Medal The Pink the Prince Of Poet Xvie Century Pierre of Ronsard S Geirges Lay

Description: shot20-175Bronze medal, from the Paris Mint (cornucopia hallmark from 1880) .Struck around 1960.Beautiful copy.Engraver : Georges LAY (1907-?) .Dimension : 68 mm .Weight : 162 g.Metal : bronze .Mark on the edge : cornucopia + bronze.Fast and careful shipping.The support is not for sale.The stand is not for sale. Pierre de Ronsard born in September 1524note 1 at the Château de la Possonnière, near the village of Couture-sur-Loir in Vendômois, and died on December 27, 1585 at the priory of Saint-Cosme in Touraine1, is one of the most important French poets of the 16th century.“Prince of poets and poet of princes”, Pierre de Ronsard is a major figure in Renaissance poetic literature. Author of a vast body of work which, over more than thirty years, covered both committed and official poetry in the context of the wars of religion with Les Hymnes et les Discours (1555-1564), as well as epic poetry with La Franciade (1572) or lyrical poetry with the collections Les Odes (1550-1552) and Amours (Les Amours de Cassandre, 1552; Continuation des amours, 1555; Sonnets pour Hélène, 1578).Imitating ancient authors, Ronsard first used the forms of the ode (Mignonne, allons voir si la rose) and the hymn, considered major forms2, but he would increasingly use the sonnet transplanted to France by Clément Marot in 1536 by using the decasyllable (Mon dieu, mon dieu, que ma maitresse est belle!, Les Amours, or Je vous envoye un bouquet…, Continuation des Amours) as the "modern" meter of the alexandrine (Comme on vois sur la branche…, Second Livre des amours, or Quand vous serez bien vieille…, Sonnets pour Hélène). Pierre de Ronsard was born at the Château de la Possonnière in 1524note 2. He is the fourth child3 of Louis (or Loys) de Ronsard, knight of the Possonnière, steward of the Dauphin, and of Jeanne Chaudrier, widow of Roches. He has a sister, Louise, and two brothers, Claude and Charles4. His father, a knight at the age of 21, having taken part in the Italian wars5, is a man fond of poetry3 and an admirer of Bayard6. According to Ronsard, his family originated from Eastern Europe near the Danube7. This fact reported by his first biographers is today disputed8.Pierre de Ronsard spent his childhood at the castle, deprived of his father from the age of two to six, because from 1526 to 1530, Louis de Ronsard was in Spain with the children of François I, hostages of Charles Quint. From the age of five, Pierre de Ronsard was entrusted to a tutor, perhaps his uncle, the Archdeacon of Navarre, Jean Ronsard, who introduced him to Latin authors and bequeathed him his library upon his death (1535-1536). His father intended him for a career in the robe10 and sent him to study, in October 1533, at the College of Navarre where he would only stay 6 monthsnote 3.His father then tried to introduce him to the court, first as a page to the dauphin François11, then after his death in August 1536, to his brother Charles, Duke of Orléans. When Madeleine of France married King James V of Scotland in 1537, Ronsard was attached to Madeleine's service, then to King James's service after her death, and spent three years sometimes in Scotland, sometimes in London, sometimes in France, sometimes in Flanders, in the retinue of the ambassador Claude d'Humières, Lord of Lassigny12. It was during this period that he began to take an interest in poetry, encouraged by a squire, Paul Duc13, who introduced him to Latin poets such as Virgil and Horace. In 1539, he returned to France in the service of the Duke of Orleans. It was probably to serve as eyes and ears for Charles that he followed Lazare de Baïf, the father of his future colleague from Pléiade and companion on this occasion, Jean-Antoine de Baïf, during his embassy to the princes Germans14.This promising diplomatic career, however, was suddenly interrupted. An illness, followed by a long convalescence at La Possonnière15,16, left him half deaf. Pierre de Ronsard then decides to devote himself to study. A career in dress was once again considered and, in Mars 1543, Ronsard was tonsured by the bishop of Le Mans17 but remained in the service of Charles of Orléans, then, on his death, in the service of the dauphin Henri.Already during his convalescence, Ronsard completed his training by reading the French authors Jean Lemaire de Belges, Guillaume Coquillard and Clément Marot18 and composed some Horacic odes which he presented to Jacques Peletier19. His father died on June 6, 1544 and it was under the guidance of the Hellenist Jean Dorat, tutor of Jean-Antoine de Baïf, that he became familiar with Greek authors20, when his court obligations allowed him to do so21. Either at the Coqueret college or directly with Doratnote 4, he also studied literary processes, Italian literature (Dante, Petrarch, Boccaccio), trained in Alexandrian, in mythology and developed a taste for erudition which gave him makes the Marotic school considered vulgar22.Birth of the PléiadeDetailed article: Pléiade (16th century).Commemorative plaque located at Impasse Chartière which recalls the presence of the Coqueret college where Pierre de Ronsard perhaps studied.At the Collège de Coqueretnote 4 or in the houses of Nicolas Ellain23 or Jean Brinon24, future poets gathered who would form the Brigade, later called Pléiade. The meeting between Ronsard and Joachim du Bellay dates from 1547. That same year, Ronsard saw one of his Horacic odes published in the Poetic Works of Jacques Peletier25. Around Ronsard, du Bellay, du Baïf and Dorat gather among others, Jean Martin, Jacques Peletier26, Claude de Lignery, Pierre des Mireurs, Julien Peccate, Bertrand Bergier27, Pontus de Tyard, Guillaume des Autels, Étienne Jodelle, Jean de la Péruse, then Rémy Belleau28. This new literary movement aims to imitate and surpass the Italians (Petrarch, Dante, Bembo) by creating a literature in French capable of equaling the Latin or Greek poets29.In 1548, the publication by Thomas Sébillet of his Poetic Art deemed insufficiently innovative by the poets of the Brigade, precipitated the publication of their manifesto30. Joachim Du Bellay published in 1549 Defense and illustration of the French language in which he exposed the principles of the Pléiade and criticized the poets then in Vogue , Marot, Sebillet and especially Saint-Gelais31.The Odes and the beginning of gloryIn 1549, Ronsard published a few pamphlets including Hymne de France32 but his first major work was his Odes, the first four books of which appeared in 1550 and whose preface was a virulent attack33. The first four books of the Odes appeared in 1550 and the fifth in 1552 but Ronsard will work on them, correcting and completing them, throughout his life. The first book of Odes is a tribute to Pindar60. In imitation of this poet, who celebrated Greek athletes in his odes, Ronsard created lyrical poems constructed in triads (stanza, antistrophe, epode). He borrows the use of beautiful myths and eloquent qualifiers to celebrate the protectors of his time. But we find many other influences in his odes61. That of Horace is perceptible when he celebrates nature and his native Vendôme or when he professes an Epicureanism very close to his deep feelings62. He sings of the joy of loving and the vision of time passing as in his Mignonne, lets see if the rose... published in 155363. We also find the themes of Anacreon in his odelets whose hero is the god Love (Wet Love - Love stung by a bee - 1553/54)64. We also find Michel Marulle in his ability to tell stories and describe very simple feelings65.LovesFrom 1552 (first book of Loves) to 1578 (Sonnets for Hélène), Ronsard never stopped singing about love. Dedicating his writings to three women, Cassandre, Marie and Hélène, he in fact speaks of feelings experienced during multiple romantic encounters66 among which we can cite Marguerite, Jeanne, Madeleine, Rose67, Sinope, Genèvre, Isabeau68...Cassandra: The Loves (1552) - Continuation of Loves (1555)Excerpt from Les Amours... newly increased by him, 1553.Detailed article: The Loves of Cassandra.Les Amours de Cassandre is a collection of poems in decasyllables by Pierre de Ronsard from 1552. It concerns Cassandre Salviati (1530-1607), daughter of Bernardo Salviati, one of Francis I's bankers. Cassandra is a young Italian girl met by the poet on April 21, 1545 in Blois at a court ball. She is only fifteen and he is twenty-one. Ronsard could not marry the young girl, because he was a tonsured cleric. Cassandre married Jean Peigné, lord of Pray the following year. In imitation of Petrarch, who sang of his lover Laura, he made Cassandra his muse, celebrating an entirely imaginary love in a precious style with mythological comparisons and cuteness.It is in Les Amours that Ronsard sets the rules of the sonnet: two quatrains where masculine and feminine rhymes alternate followed by two tercets whose rhymes are arranged in a conventional manner CCD EED or CCD EDE69.The Second Book is partly dedicated to Cassandra and partly to Mary.Marie: New continuation of Loves (1556) - On the death of Marie (1578)Little is known about Marie. It was a young girl of modest circumstances that Ronsard met in April 1555. She is sometimes called Marie Dupin and is said to be from Bourgueil70. His relationship with Ronsard is far from platonic. The presence of a rival is attested and Ronsard remained faithful to the lady for only a few years: from 1560, several pieces were dedicated to a certain Sinope. To celebrate his loves, Ronsard moved away from the style of Petrarch, gaining in simplicity and freshness71. The vast majority of plays are written in Alexandrines. This is the establishment of what Ronsard calls his “low style”72The pieces On the death of Marie refer to the death of Marie de Clèves, favorite of Henry III who died in 157473, but it is probable that Ronsard combined the deaths of these two Maries (the date of Marie Dupin's death is unknown and located according to the authors between 1560 and 1574) in his poems. In a Petrarchan style, Ronsard sings with sincerity and emotion the regret of someone who has lost a loved one. Despite the serious tone of death, it is the joy of loving and the joy that prevails.Helen: Sonnets for Helen (1578)Main article: Sonnets for Helen.The Sonnets for Helen were published in 1578 in a new edition of Les Amours74. Hélène de Surgères is a young follower of Catherine de Medici. A big age difference separates Hélène from Ronsard who is almost 45 years old when they meet. It is the queen who encourages Ronsard to court Hélène through verses. This commissioned work is a mature work which celebrates a platonic love for a beauty who remains indifferent75. Ronsard finds in these sonnets the influence of Petrarch and Helen of Troy is very often mentioned alongside Helen of Surgères. The best known sonnets are When you are very old... and looking at you sitting....The Hymns (1555 - 1556)Ronsard also tried his hand at hymns, dealing with a big subject. They are sometimes less popular than fresher writings like odes or sonnets because they are very erudite and loaded with allegories76. However, they are an opportunity to introduce the alexandrine and its flat rhymes. Ronsard uses his hymns to sing the praises of an EpitaphHere is the epitaph that Ronsard proposed to the Savoy poet Marc-Claude de Buttet to engrave on his tomb85: HE WHO LIES UNDER THIS GRAVE ICY AIMA PREMIERE A BEAUTIFUL CASSANDRA AIMA SECOND AN AUSSY MARY, SO IN LOVE IT WAS EASY TO TAKE. FROM THE FIRST HE HAD A TRANSY HEART, FROM THE SECOND HE HAD HIS HEART IN ASHES, AND IF OF THE TWO HE HAD NO MERCY(Second book of Loves).IconographyStatue of Ronsard in the Auguste-Mariette-Pacha square (Paris).A medal bearing the image of Pierre de Ronsard was produced in 1924 by the engraver Pierre Dautel. A copy is kept at the Carnavalet museum (ND 5161).Botanical“Pierre de Ronsard” is a variety of rose created in 1986 by Francis Meilland. It has large buds of white and pink petals and looks like a peony. Very popular with decorators, it was rewarded in 2006 by the World Federation of Rose Societies.BibliographyCollective editionsAccording to François Rouget: 1560: in-16, includes 24 new pieces. 1567: in-4. 1571: in-16 includes 29 new pieces. 1572-1573: in-16 includes 1 new piece. 1578: in-16, includes 238 new pieces. 1584: the last published during the author's lifetime, includes 32 new pieces. 1586: posthumous edition, includes 30 new piecesContemporary editions Paul Laumonier (then R. Lebègue and I. Silver), Ronsard, complete works, Paris, STFM, 1914-1975. Jean Céard, Daniel Ménager, Michel Simonin, Ronsard, complete works, Paris, Gallimard, Bibliothèque de la Pléiade, t. I, 1993- t. II, 1994 The Masquerades of Pierre de Ronsard were illustrated by Édouard Pignon with etchings in black and color, on behalf of the Bibliophiles de France', 1976.Works on Ronsard and his work Pascal Robin sieur du Faux Funèbres regrets on the death of Pierre de Ronsard, Paris, G. Linocier, 1585. Benedikte Andersson, Lyrical Invention. Author's faces, figures of the poet and lyrical voice in Ronsard, Paris, Honoré Champion, 2011 François Rouget, Pierre de Ronsard, Paris-Rome, Memini, Bibliography of French Writers, no. 27, 2005 Marc Carnel, The Embalmed Blood of Roses, Geneva, Droz, 2004 André Gendre, The Aesthetics of Ronsard, Paris, SEDES, 1997 Yvonne Bellenger, Read Ronsard's Cassandre, Paris, Champion, Unichamp, 1997 Michel Simonin, Pierre de Ronsard, Fayard, 1990 - Document used for writing the article Oliviert Pot, Inspiration and melancholy in the Loves of Ronsard, Geneva, Droz, 1990 Michel Dassonville (de), Ronsard – Historical and literary study, in five volumes Flight. I: The Ronsard Children (1536-1545). Geneva, Droz, 1968, 287 p Flight. II: Conquering the Golden Fleece (1545-1550), Geneva, Droz, 1970, 209 p. Vol III: Prince of poets or poet of Princes (1550-1556), Geneva, Droz, 1976, 238 p. Flight. IV: Grandeur and servitudes (1556-1565), Geneva, Droz, 1985, 214 p. Flight. V: A brazier under the ashes (1565-1575), Geneva, Droz, 1990, 161 p. Yvonne Bellenger, La Pléiade. Poetry in France around Ronsard, Paris, Nizet, 1988 Albert Py, Imitation and Renaissance in the poetry of Ronsard, Geneva, Droz, 1984 DanieIn 1549, Ronsard published a few pamphlets including Hymne de France32 but his first major work was his Odes, the first four books of which appeared in 1550 and whose preface was a virulent attack33. The first four books of the Odes appeared in 1550 and the fifth in 1552 but Ronsard will work on them, correcting and completing them, throughout his life. The first book of Odes is a tribute to Pindar60. In imitation of this poet, who celebrated Greek athletes in his odes, Ronsard created lyrical poems constructed in triads (stanza, antistrophe, epode). He borrows the use of beautiful myths and eloquent qualifiers to celebrate the protectors of his time. But we find many other influences in his odes61. That of Horace is perceptible when he celebrates nature and his native Vendôme or when he p

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