Racan, Honorat de Bueil, seigneur de

Racan, Honorat de Bueil, seigneur de

(ōnōrä` də bö`yə sānyör` də räkäN`), 1589–1670, French poet. A disciple of Malherbe, he wrote some lyric poetry and a charming pastoral drama, Arthénice (performed in 1619), published as Les Bergeries (1625).