Tragiques

poem by Aubigné

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Tragiques is a major seven-canto poem by Théodore-Agrippa d'Aubigné, written between 1577 and 1616. This work celebrates divine justice, envisioning God gloriously avenging his saints on the Day of Judgment. While its subject matter, partisan bias, and uneven composition are noted, the poem contains many passages of significant poetic power. These passages are often lyrical, employing biblical language, and convey a despairing intensity in their invective. The grand scope of the design lends an epic quality to Tragiques. The term "tragedy" itself, in literature, refers to a dramatic work that seriously and with dignity explores sorrowful or terrible events, often involving a heroic individual.12

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Théodore-Agrippa d’ Aubigné
…poem in seven cantos, the Tragiques, begun in 1577 (published 1616), celebrates the justice of God, who on the Day of Doom will gloriously avenge his slaughtered saints. The subject matter, the sectarian bias, and the uneven composition and expression are offset by many passages of great poetic power, often…
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…poem in seven cantos, the Tragiques, begun in 1577 (published 1616), celebrates the justice of God, who on the Day of Doom will gloriously avenge his slaughtered saints. The subject matter, the sectarian bias, and the uneven composition and expression are offset by many passages of great poetic power, often…
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French literature
Poetry
His master poem, Les Tragiques, composed for the most part at the end of the century but not published until 1616, is a visionary, apocalyptic account of the civil conflict from the perspective of the Protestant Reformers.
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His master poem, Les Tragiques, composed for the most part at the end of the century but not published until 1616, is a visionary, apocalyptic account of the civil conflict from the perspective of the Protestant Reformers.
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