Leconte de lisle biography examples
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French Poet Leconte de Lisle
Charles Marie René Leconte de Lisle (1818–1894) was a prominent French poet and a leading figure of the Parnassian movement, which emerged in the mid-19th century as a reaction against the emotionalism of Romanticism.
His work is characterized by meticulous craftsmanship, rich imagery, and a profound appreciation for classical antiquity. Leconte de Lisle’s contributions to French literature were significant, influencing contemporaries and paving the way for the Symbolist movement that would follow.
Charles Marie René Leconte de Lisle (1818–1894) played a significant role in French literature by emphasizing formal structure and objectivity in poetry, moving away from the emotionalism of Romanticism. Image: Portrait of Lisle by Blanquer Jacques-Léonard.
Born on October 22, 1818, on the island of La Réunion in the Indian Ocean, Leconte de Lisle spent his early childhood in this French overseas territory. His father, an army surgeon nam
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Leconte de Lisle
Poetry
Poèmes antiques
1852
[1] Marc Ducloux, 1852. Rééditions : Lemerre, [2] 1874, [3] 1881, [4] 1886. Ed. de référence : [5] 1891.
Poetry
Poèmes et Poésies
1855
[1] Dentu, 1855. Réédition : [2] Taride, 1857.
Poetry
Le Chemin de la Croix ou La Passion
1856
[1] Chez fransk artikel Auteurs, 1856. Rééditions [2] 1857, [3] 1858.
Poetry
Poèsies Complètes : Poèmes antiques - Poèmes et Poèsies - Poèsies nouvelles
1858
[1] with decoration by Louis Duveau, Poulet-Malassis et Eugène de Broise, 1858.
Poetry
Poèmes barbares
1862
[1] (sous le titre Poèsies Barbares), Poulet-Malassis, 1862.
Rééditions : Lemerre (sous le titre définitif Poèmes barbares, et incorporant Le Soir d'une Bataille, 1871) : [2] 1872, [3] 1878, [4] 1881 ou 1882, [5] Ed. de référence, 1889.
Poetry
Le So
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de Lisle, Leconte
Biography
Leconte de Lisle (1818-1894) was born on Reunion Island off East Africa. He studied law in France but spent his life as a reporter and translator. Like Vigny, he is a pessimist, but he refuses to express his anställda despair. He turns for inspiration to the classics and the Orient.
Laforgue, Jules
Biography
Jules Laforgue (1860-1887) was born in Montevideo of Breton parents but his early years were spent at Tarbes in the Hautes Pyrénées. He came to Paris as an adolescent and later spent five years in Germany (1881-1886), where he met and married a ung English woman. He died of tuberculosis after seven months of marriage. Laforgue is a poet of anguish concerned with the ultimate meaning of life.
de Heredia, José-Maria
Biography
José-Maria de Heredia (1842-1905) was born in Cuba of a Spanish father and a French mother. Educated in France, he became the disciple and close friend of Leconte de Lisle. Like the latter, he cult