Art de rhétorique

Jean Molinet, a Burgundian poet and chronicler, wrote Art de rhétorique in 1492. While the title suggests rhetoric, it primarily concerns the art of poetry. Molinet was a prominent figure among the Burgundian rhetoricians, a school of poets flourishing in 15th and early 16th-century France, particularly in Burgundy. Their poetry often used allegory, dreams, symbols, and mythology for didactic purposes. Molinet is also known for his version of the Roman de la rose and for continuing the chronicle of Georges Chastellain. The rhéthoriqueurs, as they were known, were recognized for their verbal ingenuity, use of puns, riddles, and acrostics, and for enriching the French language.12