Jean Baptiste Gustave Planche
Jean Baptiste Gustave Planche , called Gustave, (born February 16, 1808 in Paris , † September 18, 1857 ibid) was a French literary and art critic .
Planche was the son of a wealthy pharmacist and initially studied medicine. He moved in literary circles in Paris and came into contact with Alfred de Vigny and François Buloz , the editors of the influential magazine Revue des Deux Mondes . He wrote reviews for the revue until 1840. He then inherited his rich inheritance and was able to afford to live in Italy with it until 1846. Louis Peisse took over his work as a critic of the Revue des Deux Mondes at this time . From 1846 until his death in 1857 he was again a literary critic for the magazine.
Planche tried to remain independent as a critic and for this reason also turned down an offer of employment from Napoleon III. from. He admired George Sand and Alfred de Vigny, but was a harsh critic of the plays by Victor Hugo , which he divided into three stages: odes at the beginning, antitheses and spectacle. He had a witty style and judged precisely, sometimes with sharpness and with clear opinions.
His literary reviews were collected under the titles Portraits littéraires (1836–49, 4 vols.), Portraits d'artistes (1853, 2 vols.), Nouveaux portraits littéraires (1854), and his art reviews as Études sur l'école française (1855 , 2 vols.) And Études sur les arts (1856, 2 vols.).
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| SURNAME | Planche, Jean Baptiste Gustave |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French literary and art critic |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 16, 1808 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 18, 1857 |
| Place of death | Paris |