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Honoré d'Urfé was a French poet, novelist, playwright, and writer. Born in Marseille on February 11, 1568, he was a male citizen of France who wrote in French. His birth name was Anne Claude Jacques Christophe Honoré d'Urfé. He is noted for his work *L'Astrée*.
D'Urfé died in Villefranche-sur-Mer on June 1, 1625. He is described in sources including the *Nordisk familjebok*, the *Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary*, and the *Encyclopædia Britannica* 11th edition. Various databases list different counts of his works, ranging from one to thirty-one.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- L 'Astre e
via Open Library + Wikidata
Key facts
- Born
- 11 February 1568, Marseille , France
- Died
- 1 June 1625 (1625-06-01) (aged 57), Villefranche-sur-Mer , France
- Occupation
- Writer
- Period
- 16th century
- Genre
- Pastoral
- Literary movement
- Précieuses
- Notable works
- L'Astrée
via Wikipedia infobox
Works in European collections
31 objects attributed to Honoré d'Urfé, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Honoré d'Urfé, marquis de Valromey, comte de Châteauneuf (11 February 1568 – 1 June 1625) was a French novelist and miscellaneous writer.
Marguerite de Valois and Honoré d'Urfé (19th-century painting)
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