(1868-1955) French poet and dramatist. A fervent Catholic, he was influenced by the Symbolists and achieved an effect of mystic allegory in such plays as L’Annonce faite ŕ Marie/Tidings Brought to Mary 1912 and Le Soulier de satin/The Satin Slipper 1929, set in 16th-century Spain. His verse includes Cinq Grandes Odes/Five Great Odes 1910.