Bénigne Poissenot

Bénigne Poissenot was a French writer of the Renaissance, known for two collections of short stories.

Biography

He was born in Langres. Few details are known of his life.

Works

L'Esté contenant trois journées ou sont deduictes plusieurs histoires et propos recréantifs tenus par trois écoliers : a frame tale narrating several stories and anecdotes by three wandering students.
Nouvelles histoires tragiques : a collection of tragic stories in the vogue of the tragic tales of Bandello and other "histoires tragiques" in the period.
a Latin translation of Pierre Boaistuau's Bref Discours.