Swans of immortality Horace, Ronsard, and the encomiastic poems of Baïf

Like Horace, Ronsard asserts his poetic immortality at key moments in the collection of the Quatre premiers livres des Odes, ensemble son Bocage. This poetic immortality, however, takes on a new and particular meaning in the context of the 1550 edition, where the verses of Ronsard are followed by the encomiastic poems of Baïf, among others. Immortality is no longer limited to the idea of eternal survival but, above all, it also implies an immediate glory, making Ronsard the equal of Horace.