Ernest Psichari
Ernest Psichari (born September 27, 1883 in Paris , † August 22, 1914 died near Rossignol in Belgium ) was a French writer and soldier with a Catholic-nationalist outlook. He was the son of the Greek linguist and poet Ioannis Psycharis . He was on friendly terms with Charles Péguy .
Psichari took part in the fighting in the Congo as a young officer and converted to the Catholic faith on his return to France. He died in World War I , five weeks before his 31st birthday, on August 22, 1914 near Rossignol.
His work Le Voyage du centurion (German under the title Der Wüstenritt des Hauptmann ) is an autobiographical novel.
Works
- Single issues
- La promenade dans l'été . C. Noblet, Paris 1902.
- Terres de soleil et de sommeil . Lambert, Paris 1946 (reprint of the Paris 1908 edition).
- L'appel des armes . Conard, Paris 1947 (reprint of the Paris 1913 edition).
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Le Voyage du centurion. Les voix qui crient dans le désert . Éditions d'Aujiurd'hui, Paris 1984, ISBN 2-7307-0237-7 (EA Paris 1913; foreword by Paul Bourget ).
- German translation: The Captain's ride in the desert . Herder, Freiburg / B. 1937 (translated by Gustav Dieringer).
- Les voix qui crient dans le désert. Souvenirs d'Afrique . L. Conard, Paris 1937 (preface by Charles Mangin ).
- Carnets de route . Conard, Paris 1948.
- Work edition
- Œuvres complètes . Conard, Paris 1946/48 (3 vol.).
literature
- The little encyclopedia . Encyclios-Verlag, Zurich 1950, volume 2, page 406 (foreign edition of the Swiss lexicon ).
- Walter Becherer: Ernest Psichari in his psychological development . Dissertation, University of Jena 1932.
- Hansrupprecht Gerstmeier: The conception of heroism in Ernest Psichari and Antoine de Saint-Exupéry dissertation, Free University of Berlin 1955.
- Raïssa Maritain (Ed.): The great friendships. Encounters with Henri Bergson , Léon Bloy , Jacques Maritain , Pieter van der Meer de Walcheren , Charles Péguy , Ernest Psichari, Georges Rouault , Pierre Termier and other witnesses of the faith (“Les grandes amitiés”). Kerle Verlag, Heidelberg 1954.
- Paul Pédech : Ernest Psichari ou les chemins de l'ordre Editions Téqui, Paris 1988, ISBN 978-2-85244-901-5 .
- Frédérique Neau-Dufour: Ernest Psichari (1883-1914). Une vie, un mythe . Dissertation, University of Paris 1999.
- Amélie M. Goichon: Ernest Psichari. D'après des documents inédits . Conard, Paris 1946.
- Alec G. Hargreaves: The colonial experience in French fiction. A study of Pierre Loti , Ernest Psichari and Pierre Mille . Macmillan, London 1981, ISBN 0-333-28854-8 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Ernest Psichari in the catalog of the German National Library
- Catalog of the Berlin State Library
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Psichari, Ernest |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French writer and soldier |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 27, 1883 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
DATE OF DEATH | August 22, 1914 |
Place of death | Rossignol |