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Poet [[André Chénier|André Marie Chénier]] was a student of the classics and ancient [[Greece]]. He rubbed shoulders with the foremost literary and aristocratic circles, and was noticed for his writing. His ambition was to become the "modern [[Homer]]". During the [[French Revolution|Revolution]], he contributed to the Journal de | Poet [[André Chénier|André Marie Chénier]] was a student of the classics and ancient [[Greece]]. He rubbed shoulders with the foremost literary and aristocratic circles, and was noticed for his writing. His ambition was to become the "modern [[Homer]]". During the [[French Revolution|Revolution]], he contributed to the [[Le Patriote|Journal de Paris]], denouncing the Revolution's excesses and openly criticizing [[Maximilien de Robespierre|Robespierre]], [[Jean-Paul Marat|Marat]] and the painter [[Jacques-Louis David]] with satirical poems. Having become a target during the [[September Massacres|September massacres]], he left [[Paris]] for the provinces. He was arrested and [[Guillotine|guillotined]] in 1794. | ||
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Revision as of 16:57, 29 July 2022
Poet André Marie Chénier was a student of the classics and ancient Greece. He rubbed shoulders with the foremost literary and aristocratic circles, and was noticed for his writing. His ambition was to become the "modern Homer". During the Revolution, he contributed to the Journal de Paris, denouncing the Revolution's excesses and openly criticizing Robespierre, Marat and the painter Jacques-Louis David with satirical poems. Having become a target during the September massacres, he left Paris for the provinces. He was arrested and guillotined in 1794.