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Jean Chapelain
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1595–1674 · French poet and critic

Also known as: Chapelain, Жан Шаплен, 장 샤플랭, ジャン・シャプラン, 让·沙普兰, Шаплен

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Known works

  • Lettres de Jean Chapelain
  • Lettres de Jean Chapelain, de l'Académie française
  • Catalogue de tous les livres de feu M. Chapelain
  • De la lecture des vieux romans
  • La comédie des Tuileries ; et, L'aveugle de Smyrne