Charles Coran
Charles Coran (* 1814 in Paris , † 23 August 1901 in Boulogne-sur-Seine , Hauts-de-Seine department ) was a French poet of Breton origin.
Coran came from an old Breton family that was already under King Louis XVI. had settled in Paris.
Together with his Breton compatriot and colleague Auguste Brizeux , he began to dabble with poetry and achieved his literary breakthrough in 1840 with his work "Onyx". The literary critic Charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve spoke very positively about this first work. Later he introduced Coran to the Parnassian circle .
It was through him that Alphonse Lemerre became aware of Coran and asked him to take part in the later famous anthology Le Parnasse contemporain .
Works (selection)
- Dernières élégances . 1869
- Onyx . 1840
- Poèsies . 1884 (3 vol.)
- Rimes gallant . 1847
literature
- Oliver de Gourcuff: M. Charles Coran. Un contemporain de Brizeux . 1900
Web links
Wikisource: Charles Coran - Sources and full texts (French)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Coran, Charles |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French lyric poet of Breton origin |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1814 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 23, 1901 |
| Place of death | Boulogne-sur-Seine , Hauts-de-Seine department , France |