About
Léon-Paul Fargue (1876-1947) was a French writer associated with Symbolism and the Mercure de France. He published his first major poem, Tancrède, in 1895, praised by Mallarmé. He co-directed the review Commerce with Paul Valéry and Valery Larbaud. A poet of the intimate and the city, he is famous for his collections Poèmes, Pour la musique, Banalité, Vulturne, and Haute Solitude. His prose works D'après Paris and Le Piéton de Paris earned him the nickname 'Piéton de Paris'. A friend of Ravel, Satie, Picasso, and members of Les Six, he embodied Parisian artistic life between the wars.
* 1876-03-04 — † 1947-11-24
Major works
- Tancrède (1895)poem
- Poèmes (1912)poetry collection
- Pour la musique (1912)poetry collection
- Le Piéton de Paris (1939)prose
- Haute Solitude (1941)poetry collection
Key milestones
- 1895Publication of his first major poem, Tancrède, in the review Pan, praised by Mallarmé.
- 1923Co-directed the review Commerce with Paul Valéry and Valery Larbaud.
- 1939Publication of Le Piéton de Paris, which earned him his nickname.
Themes
Parismemorysolitudemusicintimacy
Sources: larousse.fr · britannica.com · oxfordreference.com