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Pierre de Deimier’s “Académie de l’art poétique” is a treaty written at the time of transition between Renaissance and Classical aesthetics. Consequently, Deimier, who continues to respect the regularisation of French poetry, is much more liberal in the applications of the rules of literature than his successors. Contrary to his predecessors, he acknowledges the primacy of invention over imitation, and distinguishes between free and close imitation. Only free imitation is acceptable.