Pontus de Tyard

Pontus de Tyard, seigneur de Bissy -sur- Fley, or Pontus de Thiard (* 1512 Castle Thyard, Bissy -sur- Fley, Burgundy, † September 23, 1605 in the castle of Bragny -sur -Saône ) was a French poet and theologian.

Life

Tyard was born a nobleman in Mâcon and studied philosophy and theology at the Collège de Coqueret in Paris, where he became a member of the group La Pléiade. Later he entered the church service, was finally canon in the cathedral of Mâcon and 1578 Bishop of Chalon -sur -Saône, a post which he held until 1589, when he was expelled from the Catholic League. As followers of King Henry III. he retired from public life back then.

His works, which earned him the reputation as one of the most important poets of the French Renaissance, were created already in his younger years. Under the influence of Maurice Sceve he wrote the " Erreurs amoureuses " ( 1549-55 ), who were dedicated to an idealized lover and yourself oriented to Francesco Petrarca. Another collection of poems, " Livre des vers lyriques " ( 1555), shows the influence of Pierre de Ronsard. Tyard translated the " Dialogues d' amore " by Yehuda ben Isaac Abravanel into French and published it 1551st Later he wrote numerous theological works. Its influenced by Neoplatonism " Discours philosophiques " ( 1587 ) deal with poetry, music and astrology.

Works (excerpts)

• Erreurs amoureuses
• Livre des vers lyriques
• Le Discours du temps de l'an, et de ses parties
• Les Douze Fables de fleuves ou Fontaines