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Baumann was born in [[Lyons]] in 1868. He was descended from a [[Lutheran]] family converted to [[Catholicism]].<ref>Hoehn, Matthew (1948). "Émile Baumann." In: ''Catholic Authors: Contemporary Biographical Sketches.'' Newark, N.J.: St. Mary's Abbey, p. 31.</ref> In [[Algiers]] he met [[Saint-Saëns]], and devoted his first work to him. He was directly involved in the ''Catholic Literary Renaissance'' movement, alongside such people as [[François Mauriac]], [[Paul Claudel]] and [[Pierre Reverdy]].<ref>Balmer, Yves (2010). "Religious Literature in Messiaens Personal Library." In: Andrew Shenton, ed., ''Messiaen the Theologian.'' Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., p. 19.</ref> Sister Mary Keeler, in her ''Catholic Literary France'' says that of all French novelists of the time Baumann was perhaps the most completely Catholic.<ref>Keeler, Mary Jerome (1935). ''Catholic Literary France from Verlaine to the Present Time.'' Milwaukee: Bruce Pub. Co., p. 89.</ref> He was awarded the ''Prix Balzac'' in 1922 for his novel ''Job le Prédestiné''.<ref>Sheen, Fulton J. (2009). ''Treasure in Clay: The Autobiography of Fulton J. Sheen.'' New York: Doubleday Religious Publishing Group, p. 134.</ref> In 1931 he married Elisabeth de Groux, daughter of Belgian painter [[Henry de Groux]]. |
Baumann was born in [[Lyons]] in 1868. He was descended from a [[Lutheran]] family converted to [[Catholicism]].<ref>Hoehn, Matthew (1948). "Émile Baumann." In: ''Catholic Authors: Contemporary Biographical Sketches.'' Newark, N.J.: St. Mary's Abbey, p. 31.</ref> In [[Algiers]] he met [[Saint-Saëns]], and devoted his first work to him. He was directly involved in the ''Catholic Literary Renaissance'' movement, alongside such people as [[François Mauriac]], [[Paul Claudel]] and [[Pierre Reverdy]].<ref>Balmer, Yves (2010). "Religious Literature in Messiaens Personal Library." In: Andrew Shenton, ed., ''Messiaen the Theologian.'' Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., p. 19.</ref> Sister Mary Keeler, in her ''Catholic Literary France'' says that of all French novelists of the time Baumann was perhaps the most completely Catholic.<ref>Keeler, Mary Jerome (1935). ''Catholic Literary France from Verlaine to the Present Time.'' Milwaukee: Bruce Pub. Co., p. 89.</ref> He was awarded the ''Prix Balzac'' in 1922 for his novel ''Job le Prédestiné''.<ref>Sheen, Fulton J. (2009). ''Treasure in Clay: The Autobiography of Fulton J. Sheen.'' New York: Doubleday Religious Publishing Group, p. 134.</ref> In 1931 he married Elisabeth de Groux, daughter of Belgian painter [[Henry de Groux]]. |
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He died in [[Vernègues]]. |
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* "Quand Dieu Parle", ''La Revue Universelle,'' No. 15 (1926). |
* "Quand Dieu Parle", ''La Revue Universelle,'' No. 15 (1926). |
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* "Mon frère le Dominicain: Son Enfance et sa Mort", ''Chroniques'', No. 4 (1927). |
* "Mon frère le Dominicain: Son Enfance et sa Mort", ''Chroniques'', No. 4 (1927). |
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* "Les Chartreux, les Statuts et le Gouvernement d’un Grand Ordre", ''La Revue Universelle,'' (1928). |
* "Les Chartreux, les Statuts et le Gouvernement d’un Grand Ordre", ''La Revue Universelle,'' (1928). |
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'''Works in English translation''' |
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* Alexander, Calvert (1935). ''The Catholic Literary Revival.'' Milwaukee: Bruce Pub. |
* Alexander, Calvert (1935). ''The Catholic Literary Revival.'' Milwaukee: Bruce Pub. |
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* Lawhead, Alice (1941). ''The Reversibility of Grace in the Novels of Emile Baumann.'' (M.A.) Thesis: University of Notre Dame. |
* Lawhead, Alice (1941). ''The Reversibility of Grace in the Novels of Emile Baumann.'' (M.A.) Thesis: University of Notre Dame. |
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* McMahon, A. (1912). [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015074635221;view=1up;seq=709 "Catholic Ideals in Modern French Fiction,"] ''The American Catholic Quarterly Review,'' Vol. XXXVII, pp. |
* McMahon, A. (1912). [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015074635221;view=1up;seq=709 "Catholic Ideals in Modern French Fiction,"] ''The American Catholic Quarterly Review,'' Vol. XXXVII, pp. 697–717. |
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* Seeley, Paul Alan (1995). ''Virile Pursuits: Youth, Religion, and Bourgeois Family Politics in Lyon on the Eve of the French Third Republic.'' (M.A.) Thesis: University of Michigan. |
* Seeley, Paul Alan (1995). ''Virile Pursuits: Youth, Religion, and Bourgeois Family Politics in Lyon on the Eve of the French Third Republic.'' (M.A.) Thesis: University of Michigan. |
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Revision as of 07:02, 5 March 2015
Émile Baumann (24 November 1868 – 24 November 1941) was a French writer.
Biography
Baumann was born in Lyons in 1868. He was descended from a Lutheran family converted to Catholicism.[1] In Algiers he met Saint-Saëns, and devoted his first work to him. He was directly involved in the Catholic Literary Renaissance movement, alongside such people as François Mauriac, Paul Claudel and Pierre Reverdy.[2] Sister Mary Keeler, in her Catholic Literary France says that of all French novelists of the time Baumann was perhaps the most completely Catholic.[3] He was awarded the Prix Balzac in 1922 for his novel Job le Prédestiné.[4] In 1931 he married Elisabeth de Groux, daughter of Belgian painter Henry de Groux.
He died in Vernègues.
Works
- Les Grandes Formes de la Musique, l’œuvre de Camille Saint-Saëns (1905).
- L'Immolé (1909).
- La Fosse aux Lions (1911).
- Trois Villes Saintes: Ars en Dombes, Saint Jacques de Compostelle, Le Mont Saint Michel (1912).
- Le Baptême de Pauline Ardel (1913).
- La Paix du Septième Jour (1917).
- L’Abbé Chevoleau, Caporal au 90e d’Infanterie (1919).
- Le Fer sur l'Enclume (1920).
- Heures d’été au Mont Saint-Michel (1920).
- Job le Prédestiné (1922).
- L’Anneau d’or des Grands Mystiques, de Saint-Augustin à Catherine Emmerich (1924).
- Saint Paul (1925).
- Le Signe sur les Mains (1926).
- Intermèdes (1927).
- Mon Frère Dominicain (1927).
- Les Chartreux (1928).
- Bossuet Moraliste (1929).
- Les Douze Collines (1929).
- Abel et Caïn (1930).
- Marie-Antoinette et Axel Fersen (1931).
- Le Mont Saint-Michel (1932).
- Le Cantique Éternel
- La Symphonie du Désir (1933).
- Amour et Sagesse (1934).
- Lyon et le Lyonnais (1934).
- Héloïse, L’Amante et l’Abbesse (1934).
- La Vie Terrible d’Henry de Groux (1936).
- Comment Vivent les Chartreux (1936).
- L'Excommunié (1939).
- Histoire des Pèlerinages de la Sainte Vierge (1941).
Posthumous
- Mémoires (1943).
- Les Nourritures Célestes (1943).
- Shéhérazade (1943).
- Histoire des Pèlerinages de la Chrétienté (1948).
- Pierre Puget, Sculpteur, 1620-1694 (1949).
Articles
- "Toulon et Pierre Puget", La Revue Hebdomadaire, No. 10 (1914).
- "Quand Dieu Parle", La Revue Universelle, No. 15 (1926).
- "Mon frère le Dominicain: Son Enfance et sa Mort", Chroniques, No. 4 (1927).
- "Les Chartreux, les Statuts et le Gouvernement d’un Grand Ordre", La Revue Universelle, (1928).
Works in English translation
- Saint Paul (1929).
- "The Catholic and Supernatural Novel." In: Fiction by its Makers (1928).
Notes
- ^ Hoehn, Matthew (1948). "Émile Baumann." In: Catholic Authors: Contemporary Biographical Sketches. Newark, N.J.: St. Mary's Abbey, p. 31.
- ^ Balmer, Yves (2010). "Religious Literature in Messiaens Personal Library." In: Andrew Shenton, ed., Messiaen the Theologian. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., p. 19.
- ^ Keeler, Mary Jerome (1935). Catholic Literary France from Verlaine to the Present Time. Milwaukee: Bruce Pub. Co., p. 89.
- ^ Sheen, Fulton J. (2009). Treasure in Clay: The Autobiography of Fulton J. Sheen. New York: Doubleday Religious Publishing Group, p. 134.
Further reading
- Alexander, Calvert (1935). The Catholic Literary Revival. Milwaukee: Bruce Pub.
- Lawhead, Alice (1941). The Reversibility of Grace in the Novels of Emile Baumann. (M.A.) Thesis: University of Notre Dame.
- McMahon, A. (1912). "Catholic Ideals in Modern French Fiction," The American Catholic Quarterly Review, Vol. XXXVII, pp. 697–717.
- Seeley, Paul Alan (1995). Virile Pursuits: Youth, Religion, and Bourgeois Family Politics in Lyon on the Eve of the French Third Republic. (M.A.) Thesis: University of Michigan.