Jean Brunet
| Jean Brunet | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
December 27, 1822 Avignon, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France |
| Died |
October 23, 1894 (aged 71) Avignon, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Spouse(s) | Cécile Brunet |
Jean Brunet (December 27, 1822 – October 23, 1894) was a French Provençal poet.
Early life
Jean Brunet was born on December 27, 1822 in Avignon, in Provence, France.[1][2]
Career
On May 21, 1854, he co-founded the Félibrige movement with Joseph Roumanille, Frédéric Mistral, Théodore Aubanel, Alphonse Tavan, Paul Giéra and Anselme Mathieu.[3]
He published collections of poems and sayings in Provençal.[1] His first poems were published in the French literary journal entitled Musée des familles in 1867.[4]
Personal life
He was married to Cécile Brunet.[5] Stéphane Mallarmé, who was friends with the Brunets, wrote a poem entitled Sainte about her.[5]
Death
He died on October 23, 1894 in Avignon.[1][2]
References
- 1 2 3 Avignon Visitor Center: Les personnages célèbres d'Avignon
- 1 2 Charles Pierre Julian, Anthologie du Félibrige provençal (1850 à nos jours) poésie : Les fondateurs du Félibrige et les premiers Félibres, Paris: Librairie Delagrave, 1920, pp. 208-211
- ↑ Joep Leerssen, Ann Rigney, Commemorating Writers in Nineteenth-Century Europe: Nation-Building and Centenary Fever, London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014, chapter 7
- ↑ Musée des familles: Lectures du soir, 1867, Volume 34, p. 188
- 1 2 Emilie Noulet, Dix poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé, Geneva, Switzerland: Librairie Droz, 1948, pp. 36-38
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