Léon Dierx

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Léon Dierx
Statue representing Léon Dierx in Saint-Denis, Réunion.

Léon Dierx (French:

Parnassians. At the death of Stéphane Mallarmé
in 1898 he was acclaimed prince of poets by les jeunes. His works include: Aspirations (1858); Poèmes et poésies (1864); Lèvres closes (1867); Paroles d'un vaincu (1871) ; La Rencontre, a dramatic scene (1875) and Les Amants (1879). His Poésies complètes (1872) were crowned by the French Academy. A complete edition of his works was published in 2 vols., 1894–1896. He was made Chevalier of the Legion of Honour in 1901.[1]

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References

  • Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Dierx, Léon" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
  • Rines, George Edwin, ed. (1920). "Dierx, Léon" . Encyclopedia Americana.

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