Odet de Turnèbe
Odet de Turnèbe was a French dramatist.Biography
Odet de Turnèbe was born in Paris to Greek scholar Adrien Turnèbe. He received a solid education and was known, from an early age, for his intelligence and wit. After having served as a lawyer in the Parlement of Paris, he was chosen to become first president of the Cour des monnaies, but he succumbed to a fever and died at the age of 28.Works
He wrote a comedy in prose, Les Contents which was largely inspired by contemporary Italian comedy. Turnèbe also wrote three Petrarchian sonnets, a poem entitled La Puce and twelve sonnets entitled Sonets sur les ruines de Luzignan addressed to Catherine Des Roches.
