Andre Dacier

Andre Dacier
André Dacier (1651–1722) was a French classical scholar and translator, renowned for his work on ancient Greek and Latin texts. Alongside his wife, Anne Dacier, he played a key role in making classical literature more accessible to the French-speaking world. Dacier translated many important works, including Horace's "Odes" and Aristotle's "Poetics," with his translations often noted for their clarity and scholarly rigor. He was also a member of the prestigious French Academy and an advocate for the preservation and study of classical antiquity.

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INTRODUCTION André Dacier's Poëtique d'Aristote Traduite en François avec des Remarques was published in Paris in 1692. His translation of Horace with critical remarks (1681-1689) had helped to establish his reputation in both France and England. Dryden, for example, borrowed from it extensively in his Discourse Concerning the Original and Progress of Satire (1693). No doubt this earlier... more...