Antoine de La Fosse

Antoine de La Fosse (alias Sieur d'Aubigny; 1653 or 1658 – November 2, 1708) , was a French playwright who wrote four tragedies, and was the last French author of tragedies to make a name for himself at the end of the 17th century. La Fosse translated the odes of Anacreon to French (Traduction nouvelle des odes d'Anacreon, sur l'original grec) in 1704, and popular with contemporaries the second edition was published in 1706. German classicist (1701–1756) praised the French verse translation. La Fosse is interred in St-Gervais-et-St-Protais, Paris.

Antoine de La Fosse

Antoine de La Fosse (alias Sieur d'Aubigny; 1653 or 1658 – November 2, 1708) , was a French playwright who wrote four tragedies, and was the last French author of tragedies to make a name for himself at the end of the 17th century. La Fosse translated the odes of Anacreon to French (Traduction nouvelle des odes d'Anacreon, sur l'original grec) in 1704, and popular with contemporaries the second edition was published in 1706. German classicist (1701–1756) praised the French verse translation. La Fosse is interred in St-Gervais-et-St-Protais, Paris.