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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
His ingenuity in providing amusement for the members of the circle ensured his popularity, which was never seriously threatened except by Antoine Godeau (nicknamed "le Nain de Julie"), and this rivalry ceased when Richelieu appointed Godeau bishop of Grasse.
When at the desire of the duc de Montausier, nineteen poets contributed to the "Guirlande de Julie", which was to decide the much-fêted Julie in favour of his suit, Voiture did not take part. The quarrel between the "Uranistes" and the "Jobelins