Bellay

American  

[be-ley] / bɛˈleɪ /

noun

1. Joachim du c1525–60, French poet.

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Bellay British  

/ bɛlɛ /

noun

1. Joachim du (ʒɔaʃɛ̃ dy). 1522–60, French poet, a member of the Pléiade

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Example Sentences

Among the many sets of bones they discovered are those believed to belong to the Renaissance poet Joachim du Bellay.

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Scientists say they are nearly certain a lead coffin found beneath the transept is that of Joachim du Bellay, who died in Paris in 1560 at the age of about 37.

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It was known from records that du Bellay was buried in Notre-Dame, where he had served as a minor clerical official.

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Du Bellay is still taught in French schools, and a few of his poems are widely-known.

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Born near Angers in western France around 1522, du Bellay was – with Pierre de Ronsard – founder of a circle of poets known as La Pleiade which championed French, rather than Latin, as a language of poetry.

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