Pernette Du Guillet
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Pernette Du Guillet (c.1520 – July 7, 1545) was a female French poet of the Renaissance.
She was born into a noble family in Lyon and got married in 1537-38 to a man with the last name Du Guillet.
In the spring of 1536, she met the poet Maurice Scève (she was 16; he was 35), and she would serve as Scève's poetic muse, inspiring his Délie.
From this work has come the reputation of her beauty and significant culture. She lived in Lyon,[1] which was culturally blooming during her lifetime.
After her death, her poetry was published in Rymes de Gentille et Vertueuse Dame, Pernette du Guillet.
See also
Notes
- ^ Anne R. Larsen; Diana Robin; Carole Levin, eds. (2007). Encyclopedia of women in the Renaissance: Italy, France, and England. ABC-CLIO, Inc.
External links
- Poems by Pernette Du Guillet (in French)
- Website on Pernette Du Guillet (in French)