Théodore de Banville
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Born | Théodore de Banville 14 March 1823 |
Died | 13 March 1891 | (aged 67)
Théodore Faullain de Banville (14 March 1823 – 13 March 1891) was a French poet and writer. His work was influential on the Symbolist movement in French literature in the late 19th century.
Biography
Banville was born in
From then on, Banville's life was steadily devoted to literary production and criticism. He printed other volumes of verse, among which the Odes funambulesques (1857) received unstinted praise from
Legacy
In 1858 Banville was made a Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur, and was promoted to an Officier de la Légion d'honneur in 1886. He died in Paris in 1891 at the age of 68, and was buried in
There is a street named after him in the 17th Arrondissement in Paris. There is also a street named Theodore de Banville in Nice, France.
French
German composer Georgina Schubert (1840-1878) used Banville’s text for her lieder “L’ame d’un ange.”[3]
References
- ^ "Nuit d'étoiles". Library of Congress. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "Théodore de Banville". Oxford International song Festival. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "Georgine Schubert Song Texts | LiederNet". www.lieder.net. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
External links
- French Wikisource has original text related to this article: Théodore de Banville
- Media related to Théodore de Banville at Wikimedia Commons
- Works by Théodore de Banville at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Théodore de Banville at Internet Archive
- Works by Théodore de Banville at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
- Complete Poetic Works