#abbe d'aubignac

• Aubignac — A proper surname of French origin; it refers specifically to François Hédelin, known as the Abbé d'Aubignac (1604–1676), a French writer, playwright, and theater theorist. His fundamental work, 'The Practice of the Theatre', codified the rules of French classicism, rigorously defending the rule of the three unities (action, time, and place) and the concept of verisimilitude in dramatic art.