Watriquet de Couvin was a fourteenth century French poet active between 1319 and 1329, and one of the few named authors of medieval French fabliaux.[1][2][3] Among his other poems, he is known for his moralistic "dits".

Watriquet de Couvin was a contemporary of the minstrels Jean de Condé and Jacques de Baisieux. His writings recommended submission to the Church, protection of the poor, and respect for women.

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  1. ^ "Watriquet de Couvin". Oxford Reference. Oxford Reference. doi:10.1093/acref/9780198661252.001.0001/acref-9780198661252-e-4856. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  2. ^ Legry-Rosier, Jeanne (1956). "Manuscrits de contes et de fabliaux". Revue d'Histoire des Textes. pp. 37–47. doi:10.3406/rht.1956.930.
  3. ^ Cojan-Negulescu, Maria (1 January 1998). "Watriquet de Couvin, sire de Verjoli : statut du poète et évolution de la poésie française à l'aube du XIVe siècle". Paris 4.

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  • Histoire littéraire de la France, Quatorzième siècle, par des religieux bénédictins de la congrégation de Saint-Maur, 1866.
  • Ch. V. Langlois, Histoire littéraire de la France, Paris, 1921, T. XXXV.