Love of the French works of poetry (4)
I believe the answer is:
odes
'works of poetry' is the definition.
'odes' can be an answer for 'poetry' (ode is a type of poem). I am not sure about the 'works of' bit.
'love of the french' is the wordplay.
'love' becomes 'o' (love means zero in tennis).
'of the french' becomes 'des' ('of the' in French).
'o'+'des'='ODES'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for odes that I've seen before include "Lyric poems" , "Verses" , "Keats was fond of them" , "Poets write them" , "Lays" .)