Racan, Honoré de Bueil, Marquis de (1589–1670)

French writer. A disciple of the poet and grammarian Malherbe, he was a true poet within somewhat narrow limits, and an admirer of nature. He wrote Stances sur la retraite 1618 and Bergeries 1625, a pastoral comedy. In his later years he paraphrased the Psalms in a great variety of metrical forms.