Pernette Du Guillet (c.1520 – July 7, 1545) was a female French poet of the Renaissance.
She was born into a noble family in Lyon, and married in 1537 or 1538 a man with the last name Du Guillet. In the spring of 1536, she met the poet Maurice Scève (she was 16; he was 35), and she would serve as Scève's poetic muse, inspiring his Délie. From this work has come the reputation of her beauty and significant culture. She lived in Lyon,[1] which was culturally blooming during her lifetime. After her death, her poetry was published in Rymes de Gentille et Vertueuse Dame, Pernette du Guillet.
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edit- ^ Anne R. Larsen; Diana Robin; Carole Levin, eds. (2007). Encyclopedia of women in the Renaissance: Italy, France, and England. ABC-CLIO, Inc.
External links
edit- Poems by Pernette Du Guillet (in French)
- Website on Pernette Du Guillet (in French)
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