Germain Habert
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Germain Habert de Cérisy (1615 – May 1654) was a French churchman and poet. He was abbot of Saint-Vigor
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Germain Habert was born in Paris. He was the cousin of Henri Louis Habert de Montmor
, brother of Philippe Habert
and like Philippe a friend of Conrart
(king's almoner and abbé commendataire of Cerisy
) he was elected a member of the Académie française
from its foundation in 1634.
He was the author of a Life of cardinal Bérulle
(1654), paraphrases of the Psalms
(1663 & 1665) and poems, including Phyllidis oculi in astra metamorphosis or the Métamorphose des yeux de Philis en astres (Metamorphosis of Phyllis's eyes into stars, 1677). He died in Paris.
Voltaire
said in his Siècle de Louis XIV that Germain:
He was one of those whom Richelieu charged with criticising Le Cid
.
(Placed in the mouth of the lover in the Guirlande de Julie
. See the collection "Prestige de l'Académie française", Lettres de Monsieur de Voiture [...] suivies de La Guirlande de Julie, Paris, 1969, p. 263.)
Saint-Vigor
Saint-Vigor is a commune in the Eure department in Haute-Normandie in northern France.-Population:-References:*...
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Germain Habert was born in Paris. He was the cousin of Henri Louis Habert de Montmor
Henri Louis Habert de Montmor
Henri Louis Habert de Montmor was a French scholar and man of letters.-Life:Cousin to Philippe Habert and Germain Habert, he became conseiller du roi aged 25, then in 1632 rose to become maître des requêtes, a post he gained thanks to the fortune of his father, treasurer extraordinary for war and...
, brother of Philippe Habert
Philippe Habert (1605-1637)
Philippe Habert was a French poet. Brother to Germain Habert and cousin of Henri Louis Habert de Montmor, he was a friend of Conrart. Philippe was also one of the first members of the Académie française, and contributed to editing its statutes...
and like Philippe a friend of Conrart
Valentin Conrart
Valentin Conrart was a French author, and as a founder of the Académie française, the first occupant of seat 2.-Biography:He was born in Paris of Calvinist parents, and was educated for business. However, after his father's death in 1620, he began to move in literary circles, and soon acquired a...
(king's almoner and abbé commendataire of Cerisy
Cerisy
Cerisy is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Cerisy is a small village in the district known as the Santerre, to the east of Amiens and 12 km from Albert.-Population:-External links:* *...
) he was elected a member of the Académie française
Académie française
L'Académie française , also called the French Academy, is the pre-eminent French learned body on matters pertaining to the French language. The Académie was officially established in 1635 by Cardinal Richelieu, the chief minister to King Louis XIII. Suppressed in 1793 during the French Revolution,...
from its foundation in 1634.
He was the author of a Life of cardinal Bérulle
Pierre de Bérulle
Pierre de Bérulle was a French cardinal and statesman, one of the most important mystics of the 17th century in France, and founder of the French school of spirituality, who could count among his friends and disciples St. Vincent de Paul and St...
(1654), paraphrases of the Psalms
Psalms
The Book of Psalms , commonly referred to simply as Psalms, is a book of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Bible...
(1663 & 1665) and poems, including Phyllidis oculi in astra metamorphosis or the Métamorphose des yeux de Philis en astres (Metamorphosis of Phyllis's eyes into stars, 1677). He died in Paris.
Voltaire
Voltaire
François-Marie Arouet , better known by the pen name Voltaire , was a French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher famous for his wit and for his advocacy of civil liberties, including freedom of religion, free trade and separation of church and state...
said in his Siècle de Louis XIV that Germain:
He was one of those whom Richelieu charged with criticising Le Cid
Le Cid
Le Cid is a tragicomedy written by Pierre Corneille and published in 1636. It is based on the legend of El Cid.The play followed Corneille's first true tragedy, Médée, produced in 1635. An enormous popular success, Corneille's Le Cid was the subject of a heated polemic over the norms of dramatic...
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Madrigal
- Quand je voy vos beaux yeux si brillans et si doux,
- Qui n'ont plus désormais rien à prendre que vous,
- Leur éclat m'est suspect, et pour vous j'appréhende.
- Souvent ce riche don est chérement vendu :
- Je sçay que ma beauté ne fut jamais si grande,
- Et pourtant chacun sçait comme elle m'a perdu.
(Placed in the mouth of the lover in the Guirlande de Julie
Guirlande de Julie
The Guirlande de Julie is a unique French manuscript of sixty-two madrigaux.The salon of Catherine de Vivonne, marquise de Rambouillet , wife of Charles d'Angennes, marquis de Rambouillet , was the first and most brilliant Parisian literary salon of the first half of the 17th century, at its...
. See the collection "Prestige de l'Académie française", Lettres de Monsieur de Voiture [...] suivies de La Guirlande de Julie, Paris, 1969, p. 263.)