Étienne Jodelle

1532–1573

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Étienne Jodelle, seigneur de Limodin, was a French dramatist and poet, born and died in Paris to a noble family. A member of La Pléiade, he sought to revitalize the principles of ancient Greek and Roman theatre during the Renaissance. He was the first to introduce the alexandrine into tragedy, notably with Cléopâtre captive, the first tragédie à l'antique, and is recognized as a precursor of the theatre that emerged in the second half of the 16th century.

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1532