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Francois de Malherbe
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Francois de Malherbe : 'Consolation a Monsieur du Perier, sur la Mort de sa Fille'
Passages transcribed in E. M. Forster's Commonplace Book (1941) include stanza 7 of Malherbe, 'Consolation a Monsieur du Perier, sur la Mort de sa Fille' (1607, followed by remark: 'If I admire this, do I like French poetry? I do admire it. And, mythology lost, what will become of poetry? Mythology gave a stiffening to the fabric.'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Edward Morgan Forster Print: Book
Francois de Malherbe : 'Pour le Roi, allant chatier la Rebellion des Rochelois'
Passages transcribed in E. M. Forster's Commonplace Book (1941) include stanza 32 of Malherbe, 'Pour le Roi, allant chatier la Rebellion des Rochelois' (1628), followed by remark: 'If I admire this, do I like French poetry? I do admire it. And, mythology lost, what will become of poetry? Mythology gave a stiffening to the fabric.'
