Fran?ois de Malebe is the founder of classical literature. He requires language to be accurate, clear, harmonious and solemn. He opposed the Seven Star Poetry Society's method of enriching language, and did not advocate the use of ancient characters, compound characters, technical terms, etc., and wanted to make the language "pure". Secondly, in poetry creation, he also opposed the inter-line and vowel repetition advocated by the Seven Star Poetry Society. He used strict rhymes, stipulated the length of verses, tended to be indifferent in expression, and believed that poetry should be reasonable. His creations are few but precise. "Consoling Mr. Duperrier" is based on advising friends who have lost their daughters to grieve. It is thorough and tactful, full of rational spirit, and has strict rhythm, which embodies his poetic ideas.
Pierre Corneille
(1606-1684) was the founder of classic tragedy. "The Cid" (1636) was written based on the Spanish writer Castro's comedy "The Youth of the Cid". It describes the choices made by the hero and heroine in the conflict between honor, obligation and love, showing that reason finally defeats lust. This is the first model work and foundational work of classicism.
Jean Racine
The second representative of classical tragedy is Jean Racine (1639-1699). His "Andromache" (1667) uses the heroine's efforts to save her son's life, shows a character who ignores national interests and obligations to satisfy lust, and condemns the lust of the aristocratic class.
Moliere
Moliere (1622-1673), whose real name was Jean Baptiste Poquelin, was the stage name. He is the most important writer of French classical literature in the 17th century. , the founder of classical comedy, occupies a very important position in the history of European drama. His representative works include "Moaning for Nothing", "The Hypocrite" and "The Stingy Man".
Jean de La Fontaine
Jean de La Fontaine (1621-1695)'s "Fables" (1668-1694) strives to reflect the second half of the 17th century French society, this is "a giant comedy, with hundreds of acts, the universe is its stage, man, god, beast, everything plays a role in it."
Nicolas Boileau
Nicolas Boileau (1636-1711) was a theorist of classicism. "The Art of Poetry" (1674) proposed the aesthetic principles of classicism and became the artistic code of classicism. He stipulated that reason is the basic principle of literary creation and must imitate nature, which refers to palace and city life; the creative experience of ancient Greek and Roman writers is the highest criterion and must abide by the "Three Unities"; there are high and low literary genres.