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Baďf, Jean Antoine de 1532-89
French poet

Born in Venice, he was a member of the Pléiade, a group of seven poets gathered around Pierre de Ronsard. His works include Amours (1552, 'Love Poems') and 'Passe Temps' ('Pastime', in ?uvres en rime, 1573), as well as translations from the Greek. He attempted to introduce blank verse into French poetry, and experimented with combinations of poetry and music.

Bibliography: M Auge-Chignet, La vie, les idées et l'?uvre de Jean Antoine de Baďf (1909)