Germain Nouveau
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| Born | 31 July 1851 Pourrières, France |
| Died | 1920 (aged 68–69) Pourrières, France |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Genre | Symbolist |
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Germain Marie Bernard Nouveau (French pronunciation: [ʒɛʁmɛ̃ maʁi bɛʁnaʁ nuvo]; 1851–1920) was a French poet associated with the symbolist movement.
Biography
Early life
Germain Nouveau was born on 31 July 1851 in Pourrières, Var, in France. He was one of four children of Felicien Nouveau (1826–1884) and Marie Silvy (1832–1858). His mother died before he was seven years old, and he was raised by his grandfather. He spent most of his childhood at Aix-en-Provence, and he moved to Paris in the fall of 1872.
Early career
In Paris in 1872 he published his first poem, "Sonnet of Summer," and he discovered the work of poets Paul Verlaine and the teenage prodigy Arthur Rimbaud. At the end of 1873, he met Rimbaud in person, and together they went to England in March, 1874. He lived with Rimbaud in London at 178 Stamford Street before returning to Paris alone three months later.
Mid-career, travel, and mental illness
Nouveau travelled to Belgium and the Netherlands, and in 1875 in Brussels he received from Verlaine the manuscript of Rimbaud's
Religious conversion and pilgrimage
After his mental breakdown, Nouveau voluntarily embarked upon a life of poverty, modelling himself after
Legacy
Much of Nouveau's work was published and became known after his death.[3] Several posthumous poems and other works are collected in the Pléiade edition (Oeuvres Complètes. Pierre-Olivier Walzer (ed.) Paris: Gallimard, 1970). He had a substantial influence on the Surrealists, and critics such as Louis Aragon have called him "not a minor poet but a great poet...equal to Rimbaud."[4]
The rue Germain Nouveau in Aix-en-Provence, Fréjus, Rousset and Saint-Denis are named after him.[5][6][7][8]
References
- ^ "Fertile Destabilization by John Ashbery". Poetry Foundation. 2020-03-26. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
- JSTOR 3720436.
- ^ "Germain Nouveau | French poet". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
- ISBN 072930079X.
- ^ Aix Google Map
- ^ Fréjus Google Map
- ^ Rousset Google Map
- ^ Saint-Denis Google Map
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