[1] Le Bossu was born in Paris, studied at Nanterre, and in 1649 became one of the regular canons of the Abbey of St Genevieve.
The book aimed to show that the principles of Aristotle and René Descartes were more similar than generally thought.
[1] His second book, Traité du poème épique, was published in 1675 on epic poetry.
[3] Its leading doctrine was that the subject should be chosen before the characters, and that the action should be arranged without reference to the personages who are to figure in the scene.
[2] This book was reprinted in several editions, and was translated into English.