Alphonse Esquiros

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Henri-François-Alphonse Esquiros , (born May 23, 1812 in Paris , † May 12, 1876 in Marseille ) was a French writer and socialist politician .

Alphonse Esquiros, 1860s

Life

Under the name of Alphonse Esquiros , the author first emerged with the collection of poems "Les Hirondelles" (1834), to which he wrote the novels "Le Magicien" (1837) and "Charlotte Corday" (1840) as well as the "Chants d'un prisonnier" ( 1841). He wrote "Chants d'un prisonnier" while serving an eight-month prison sentence, to which he was sentenced for his work "Évangile du peuple" (1840), a depiction of the life of Jesus, which was perceived as scandalous. During this time (1841–1842) some socially critical publications appeared such as: "Les vierges folles", "Les vierges martyrs" and "Les vierges sages". Elected to the National Assembly in 1848, he was banished from France after the coup d'état of Dec. 2, 1851 , and lived in England for many years until he was given by Napoleon III. The amnesty granted enabled him to return to France. Here he again became a member of the legislative assembly in 1869. On February 8, 1871, he was elected to the National Assembly, where he worked as a member of the far left.

Works

  • Les Hirondelles , 1834
  • L'Évangile du peuple , 1840
  • Chants d'un prisonnier , 1841
  • Paris, ou Les sciences, les institutions, et les moeurs au XIXe siècle , 1847
  • Histoire des Montagnards , (1847, new edition 1875)
  • De la vie future au point de vue socialiste , 1850
  • Histoire des martyrs de la liberté , 1851
  • Les Vierges martyres, Les Vierges folles, Les Vierges sages 1840–42, La Morale universelle , 1859
  • La Néerlande et la vie hollandaise , 1859
  • L'Angleterre et la vie anglaise , (1859–70, 5 vols.)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon, Volume 6. Leipzig 1906, pp. 113–114
  2. ↑ Zielonka, Anthony (1985). Alphonse Esquiros, 1812-1876: a study of his works. Paris: Champion. ISBN 2-05-100697-0 .
personal data
SURNAME Esquiros, Alphonse
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Esquiros, Henri-François-Alphonse
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French writer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH May 23, 1812
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris
DATE OF DEATH May 12, 1876
Place of death near Marseille