About
Charles Marie René Leconte de Lisle, born on October 22, 1818, in Saint-Paul (Réunion Island) and died on July 17, 1894, in Voisins, was a French poet and a leading figure of the Parnassian movement. He advocated objective, formalist poetry inspired by antiquity or exoticism. His main collections are Poèmes antiques (1852), Poèmes barbares (1862), and Poèmes tragiques (1884). He also translated major Greek and Latin authors and wrote tragedies such as Les Érinnyes (1872). Elected to the Académie française in 1886, he succeeded Victor Hugo.
* 1818-10-22 — † 1894-07-17
Major works
- Poèmes antiques (1852)poetry collection
- Poèmes barbares (1862)poetry collection
- Les Érinnyes (1872)tragedy
- Poèmes tragiques (1884)poetry collection
- Derniers poèmes (1895)poetry collection
Key milestones
- 1886Elected to the Académie française, seat 14, succeeding Victor Hugo.
- 1873Appointed assistant librarian at the Senate Library (Luxembourg Palace).
- 1818Born in Saint-Paul, Réunion Island.
Themes
AntiquityExoticismPoetic formalismImpersonalityDeath and fate
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