Défense et illustration de la langue française

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Défense et illustration de la langue française is a 1549 manifesto by poet Joachim du Bellay that champions the enrichment and elevation of the French language to rival classical Latin and Greek.

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Défense et illustration de la langue française canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French-language work
essay
literary manifesto
aim to elevate French to the level of Latin and Greek
to promote French as a literary language
associatedWith French humanism NERFINISHED
Renaissance debates on vernaculars
author Joachim du Bellay NERFINISHED
centuryOfPublication 16th century
countryOfOrigin France
genre poetics
treatise
hasCanonicalStatus foundational text of French literary theory
key work of La Pléiade program
hasForm prose treatise
historicalContext French Renaissance humanism
influenced French poetic theory
development of French literary language
subsequent French grammarians and theorists
language French
literaryMovement French Renaissance NERFINISHED
mainTheme defense of the French language
enrichment of the French language
status of vernacular languages
movement La Pléiade NERFINISHED
notableConcept dignity of the French vernacular
program for poetic renewal in French
opposes exclusive prestige of Latin in letters
partOf history of French language standardization
placeOfPublication Paris NERFINISHED
proposes creation of new French words
enrichment of French vocabulary through borrowing and derivation
imitation of classical authors in French
publicationYear 1549
subject linguistic theory
poetry
rhetoric
supports use of French in high literature
targetAudience French men of letters
French poets
timePeriod Renaissance

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Joachim du Bellay notableWork Défense et illustration de la langue française
Joachim du Bellay authorOf Défense et illustration de la langue française