Antoine Godeau [SEP] position held
Antoine Godeau
Antoine Godeau (24 September 1605, in Dreux – 21 April 1672, in Vence) was a French bishop, poet and exegete. He is now known for his work of criticism "Discours de la poésie chrétienne" from 1633.
Biography.
His verse-writing early won the interest of a relative in Paris, Valentin Conrart, at whose house the literary world gathered. The outcome of these meetings was the foundation of the Académie française, of which Godeau was one of the first members and
Le Blanc
- 1604–1624 Étienne Le Maingre de Boucicault, O.F.M.Obs.
- 1625–1628 Jean de Grasse-Cabris
- 1630–1632 Jean Guérin
- 1632–1636 Scipion de Villeneuve-Thorenc
- 1636–1653 Antoine Godeau
- 1653–1675 Louis de Bernage
- 1676–1681 Louis Aube de Roquemartine
- 1682–1683 Antoine Le Comte
- 1692–1710 François Verjus
- 1711–1726 Joseph de Mesgrigny, O.F.M. Cap.
- 1726–1752 Charles-Octavien d'Anthelmy
- 1752–1797 François d'Estienne de Saint-Jean de Prunières
See also.
- Catholic Church in