Francisque Sarcey
Francisque Sarcey de Sutières (born October 8, 1827 in Dourdan , Seine-et-Oise , † May 16, 1899 in Paris ) was a French journalist , writer and theater critic in Paris.
He attended the renowned Lycée Charlemagne , where he also met Edmond About , with whom he remained on friendly terms throughout his life. He was then accepted at the equally famous École normal supérieure , where he met Hippolyte Taine , Alfred Assolant and Lucien-Anatole Prévost-Paradol . After graduating, he became a teacher in Chaumont in 1851 , for which he was ill-suited.
In 1857 his friend Edmond About put him in contact with Le Figaro , where he worked as a journalist from then on. He also wrote for L'Illustration , Le Gaulois , Le XIX 'siècle and other magazines; However, his main interest was theater criticism, which he began in 1859 in L'opinion nationale .
In 1867 he began to write theater reviews for the feature pages of the influential Le Temps , which he continued for 32 years until his end. The last review he wrote eight hours before his death. He was called L'oncle because of his great reputation and was in such a strong position that his opinion was considered final. His position has also been described as anti-clerical. Nevertheless, he was critical of the Paris Commune in 1871 .
Works (selection)
- Le siege de Paris (1871)
- Comédiens et comediennes (1878-1884)
- Souvenirs de jeunesse (1884)
- Souvenirs d'âge mur (1892).
swell
- Lilian Straus-Horkheimer: Francisque Sarcey as a theater critic , Gelnhausen 1937 (dissertation Frankfurt / Main 1937)
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sarcey, Francisque |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sarcey de Sutières, Francisque (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French journalist, writer and theater critic based in Paris |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 8, 1827 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dourdan , Seine-et-Oise |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 16, 1899 |
| Place of death | Paris |