François Colletet

François Colletet (1628-1680?) was a French poet, the son of the poet Guillaume Colletet. His poetry was considered inferior to that of his father and he was ridiculed by Nicolas Boileau.

Biography Like his father, he wrote poetry (Les Muses coquettes, 1659; Noëls nouveaux, 1660; Les Tracas de Paris, 1666), but he appears to have been inferior to his father. It is this second Colletet who is mocked by Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux and Gédéon Tallemant des Réaux. He served as an agent in the service of Cardinal Mazarin.

Works Noëls nouveaux, 1660 the Tracas de Paris, 1665 the Muse coquette, 1665