Book 9780461619713

Les Oeuvres Poétiques D'André De Rivaudeau by André De Rivaudeau. This edition gathers the poetry of the Poitou nobleman André De Rivaudeau, a Renaissance figure educated at Poitiers and linked with the circle of Ronsard. Originally published in Poitiers in 1586, the collection spans religious tragedy, elegies, dedications, and several shorter poems. The centerpiece Aman is a sacred five-act tragedy that reworks Esther from the Bible, with characters such as Mordecai, Esther, and Assuere, blending biblical narrative with classical tragedy. Early in the book, the Preface recounts Rivaudeau's noble lineage, his friendship with Albert Babinot, and his scholarly devotion to Greek and Latin authors; it also notes his translation of Epictetus. The book also includes Complaints (laments), epistles to patrons, and dedications to figures like Antoinette D'Aubeterre and Françoise de Rohan. Editors place Rivaudeau within the French Renaissance, tracing his aims to fuse antiquity with Christian morality amid the era's political and religious upheavals. The work reveals a learned, devout poet who helped inaugurate a French classical style.