Jean Lemaire de Belges

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Jean Lemaire de Belges: Facts & Related Content

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Born	c.1473 • Belgium
Died	c.1525
Notable Works	“Épitres de l’amant vert” • “La Concorde des deux langages” • “Les Illustrations de Gaule et singularitéz de Troye”
Movement / Style	rhétoriqueurs

Marcel Broodthaers

Belgian artist

Émile Verhaeren

Belgian poet

Charles Plisnier

Belgian author

Suzanne Lilar

Belgian author

Paul Nougé

Belgian author

Clément Pansaers

Belgian poet

Henry Bauchau

Belgian author

Christian Dotremont

Belgian author

Max Elskamp

Belgian poet

André van Hasselt

Belgian poet

Conrad Detrez

Belgian author

Max Waller

Belgian poet

Marcel Thiry

Belgian author

Georges Rodenbach

Belgian poet

Marie Gevers

Belgian writer

Émile Cammaerts

Belgian poet and writer

Géo Norge

Belgian author

Clément Marot

French poet

Christine de Pisan

French writer

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Jean Froissart

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