The Preface to Aristotle's Art of Poetry

André Dacier

1651–1722

A leading French classical scholar of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, he helped bring Greek and Roman literature to a wider reading public through translations, editions, and lively scholarship. His work sat at the heart of France’s literary culture, and his marriage to the learned Anne Dacier made them one of the era’s best-known scholarly couples.