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| | Ronsard, Pierre de Criticism and Essays |
 | | A renowned court poet in the later portion of his career, Ronsard was a champion of the established church and a defender of the monarchy. |
 | | Ronsard was born at the Château de la Possonière in the Vendômois region of France, the son of Louis de Ronsard, a minor nobleman, and Jeanne Chaudrier, a close relative of many of the aristocratic families of Touraine and Anjou. |
 | | Ronsard's Les amours, Continuation des amours, and Nouvelle continuation des amours, which were inspired by the poet's love for a Florentine banker's daughter, Cassandre de Salviati, are a departure from the style and purpose of Les quarter premiers livres. |
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