Nicolas Mary

Nicolas Mary, sior Desfontaines known as Desfontaines , born towards 1610 with Rouen and dead the February 4th 1652 with Angers, is a Acteur, Dramatic author and Romancier French.

Fertile author, Desfontaines composed thirteen parts for the theater among which one distinguishes illustrates It actor, or, the martyrdom of Saint Genest (1645) adapted of a part of Rotrou, Eurymédon or the Famous Pirate , (1637), Orphise or the persecuted Beauty (1638), Hermogène (1638), Bélisaire (1641), Gallant virtuous the (1642), the martyrdom of Saint Eustace (1644), Saint Alexis or illustrates it Olympie (1644), Alcidiane or the four rivals (1645), Belissante or the recognized Inaccuracy (1647) and True Sémiramis (1647).

Enthusiastic admiror of Crow, Desfontaines also gave one following his tragedy of the Cid entitled the True Continuation of Cid as one following the tragedy Ibrahim Bassa Georges de Scudéry.

Desfontaines gave three novels, Happy Misfortunes of Céliante and Marilinde, Widow-Virgins (1638), Famous Amazonthe (1645) and innocent Inceste (1658).

Desfontaines also wrote on some religious subjects and was translator of the Italian .

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