Théophile de Viau (1590 – 1626), also spelled Viaud, French poet and dramatist of the pre-Neoclassical period. His verse is marked by a strong feeling for nature, great musicality, a use of original and ingenious imagery, and an epicurean outlook that is tempered by apocalyptic visions and the thought of death. Britannica
Viau, Théophile de (1590–1626)
