Pierre de Nesson (born 1384, date of death unknown) was a French poet. He was born in
Aigueperse, Puy-de-Dôme, France.
Pierre de Nesson
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His major work is the ''Vigiles des Morts'', or ''Paraphrase des IX leçons de Job''. It is commentary on the Biblical ''Book of Job
The Book of Job (), or simply Job, is a book found in the Ketuvim ("Writings") section of the Hebrew Bible and the first of the Poetic Books in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. The language of the Book of Job, combining post-Babylonia ...
'', in outspoken verses. Other works are ''L'hommage à la Vierge'', and the ''Lay de guerre'', a '' lai'' written after the Battle of Agincourt
The Battle of Agincourt ( ; ) was an English victory in the Hundred Years' War. It took place on 25 October 1415 (Saint Crispin's Day) near Azincourt, in northern France. The unexpected victory of the vastly outnumbered English troops agains ...
, a riposte to the ''Lay de paix'' of his contemporary Alain Chartier
Alain Chartier (1430) was a French poet and political writer.
Life
Alain Chartier was born in Bayeux to a family marked by considerable ability. His eldest brother Guillaume became bishop of Paris; and Thomas Chartier became notary to the kin ...
.
An extract from the ''Vigiles des Morts'' :
::Et lors, quand tu trépasseras,
::Dès le jour que mort tu seras,
::Ton orde chair commencera
::À rendre pugnaise pueur.
::Que ne gouttes-tu de sueur
::Quand tu penses que ce sera ?
Modern editions
* ''Pierre de Nesson et ses œuvres'', A. Piaget and E. Droz, Paris : E. Droz, 1925 ; facsimile reprint Slatkine, 1977
* ''Les vigiles des morts'', Paris : H. Champion, 2002
Notes
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1384 births
15th-century deaths
French poets
French male poets