caption movement death_date death_place birth_place image_size nationality notableworks birth_date period image article_title name occupation
an anonymous portrait of jean chapelain neoclassicism 22 february 1674 paris , france paris , france 250px french `` '' `` la pucelle '' sentiments de l’académie sur '' le cid '' 4 december 1595 grand siècle jean chapelain.jpg jean chapelain
 jean chapelain critic , poet
jean chapelain

jean chapelain -lrb- 4 december 1595 -- 22 february 1674 -rrb- was a french poet and critic during the grand siècle , best known for his role as an organizer and founding member of the académie française .
chapelain acquired considerable prestige as a literary critic , but his own major work , an epic poem about joan of arc called `` la pucelle , '' -lrb- 1656 -rrb- was lampooned by his contemporary nicolas boileau-despréaux .
