Pierre Gringore
Pierre Gringoire (1475? - 1538) was a popular French poet and playwright. He was born in
Normandy , but the exact date and place of his death are unknown. His first work was "Le Chasteau de Labour" (1499), an allegorical poem.From 1506 to 1512, he worked as an actor-manager and playwright in Paris. He is best known for the satirical plays he wrote during this period for the "Confrérie des Enfants Sans Souci" or "Sots", a famous comedic acting troupe. While in Paris he became a favorite of Louis XII, who employed the troupe to poke fun at the papacy. Tension between France and Rome was building during this period, eventually resulting in the
Italian Wars and the formation of the Catholic League in 1511. Gringore wrote several scathing indictments ofPope Julius II , for example, "La Chasse du cerf des cerfs" (1510) and the trilogy, "Le Jeu du Prince des Sots et Mère Sotte".Follow his Parisian period, he wrote a mystery play about Louis IX, "Vie Monseigneur Sainct Loys par personnaiges" (1514) for the Paris guild of masons and carpenters. Some scholars consider this to be his masterpiece.
After Francis I took the throne, he put severe restrictions on plays and playwrights in place. Gringore moved to Lorraine in 1518, where he married Catherine Roger.
Despite the various works in which he attacked the papacy, Gringore was a devout Catholic. One of his later works, "Blazon des hérétiques" (1524) attacks heretics and leaders of the
Protestant Reformation , up to and includingMartin Luther .Gringoire appears as a main character in
Victor Hugo 's novel,The Hunchback of Notre Dame . He is also the main character in the short drama "Gringoire" (1866) byThéodore de Banville .
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Pierre Gringore — Pierre Gringore[1], né en 1475 à Thury Harcourt et mort en 1539 en Lorraine, est un poète et dramaturge français. Gringore a été directeur de troupe et dramaturge à Paris de 1506 à 1512. Il fit partie des Enfants sans Souci qui l’élevèrent à la… … Wikipédia en Français
Pierre Gringoire — Pierre Gringore Pierre Gringore[1], né en 1475 à Thury Harcourt et mort en 1539 en Lorraine, est un poète et dramaturge français. Gringore a été directeur de troupe et dramaturge à Paris de 1506 à 1512. Il fit partie des Enfants sans Souci qui… … Wikipédia en Français
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