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Jacques Amyot - Wikipedia Jacques Amyot (French: [amjo]; 30 October 1513 – 6 February 1593), French Renaissance bishop, scholar, writer and translator, was born of poor parents, at Melun
Jacques Amyot | Humanist, Translator, Renaissance | Britannica Jacques Amyot was a French bishop and classical scholar famous for his translation of Plutarch’s Lives (Les Vies des hommes illustres Grecs et Romains, 1559), which became a major influence in shaping the Renaissance concept of the tragic hero
Amyot, Jacques - Encyclopedia. com Amyot's translations are quite free and contain errors, but it seems that he used the Greek rather than Latin or Italian translations available The works became very popular and exerted an influence on French moral thought and literary style for some time
AMYOT, Jacques - renaissance_and_reformation. en-academic. com Amyot is also known for playing a small role in the Council of Trent, an ecumenical council convened from 1545 to 1563 with the purpose of reforming the Catholic church Upon his return to France, Amyot was appointed tutor in 1554 to the sons of Henri II, later Charles IX and Henri III
CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Jacques Amyot - NEW ADVENT It is the general opinion of scholars that, by his translation of Plutarch, Amyot contributed greatly to the refinement of the French language His style is always simple, charming, picturesque, and pithy