John Barclay

John Barclay (born Jan. 28, 1582, Pont-à-Mousson, near Nancy, Fr.—died Aug. 15, 1621, Rome [Italy]) was a Scottish satirist and Latin poet whose Argenis (1621), a long poem of romantic adventure, had great influence on the development of the romance in the 17th century. Barclay was a cosmopolitan man of letters who traveled freely between Paris and London. He remained in London from about 1606 until 1616 as a minor court official, then settled permanently...