Henri de Régnier

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Henri de Régnier
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Henri François Joseph de Régnier , pseudonym Hugues Vignix (born December 28, 1864 in Honfleur , Calvados department , † May 23, 1936 in Paris ) was a French writer.

His poetry is dedicated to antiquity, nature and melancholy moods. After a symbolist phase, Régnier was under the influence of the Parnassians . He also wrote essays and culturally pessimistic novels.

From 1911 until his death in 1936 he was a member of the Académie française (fauteuil 39, successor to Eugène-Melchior de Vogüé ).

De Régnier was married to Marie de Heredia, the daughter of the poet José-Maria de Heredia . Marie de Heredia was also a writer and published under the pseudonym Gérard d'Houville .

Works (selection)

Poetry

  • Les lendemains (1886)
  • Les jeux rustiques et divins (1897)
  • Les medailles d'argile (1990)
  • La cité des eaux (1902)
  • La sandale ailée, 1903–1905 (1906)

Novels

  • La double maîtresse (1900, German: In double bonds , also The double love of the Lord of Galandot )
  • Le mariage de minuit (1903)
  • L'escapade (1926)
  • Le voyage d'amour ou l'initiation vénitienne (1930)

Web links

Commons : Henri de Régnier  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Short biography and list of works by the Académie française (French)