France's reputation as a country of frivolous charm did not arise out of nowhere. The current issue of IL is essentially a quick review of “gallant” French l...

Starting from antiquity, fable and epigram side by side made an amazing centuries-long marathon. Having reached France, they took one of the most honorable p...

Pierre de Ronsard (1524-1585) - French “prince of poets”, who influenced English, Dutch, and Polish poetry, inspiring the largest composers of his time. At t...

The masterpieces of world love poetry collected in the book - Ovid's poems and elegies, the biblical "Song of Songs", sonnets, and other poetic and prose wor...