In order to portray the age of Louis XIV in his own way, Boileau sought to become the French Juvenal and to create a noble satire. But this approach was not without aesthetic contradictions, especially since it clashed with political and religious power. What remains is the endearingness and sensitivity of the great lyric poet.
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