Jules de Rességuier
Bernard Marie Jules de Rességuier (born January 28, 1788 in Toulouse , † September 7, 1862 in Sauveterre (Tarn) ) was a French poet.
Live and work
His parents had to flee from France in the period of terror leading up to the French Revolution and he spent several months in prison with his grandmother. He later attended the Saint-Cyr Military School , just founded by Napoleon , where he graduated in 1806. He then went to battles in Spain and Poland as a cavalry officer. In 1811 he quit his service because his health suffered too much in the military. He retired to his family seat, Château de Sauveterre in Languedoc , married Christine Pauline Charlotte de Mac-Mahon, known as Nina, and shifted his interest to poetry . His first work opened the doors to the Académie des Jeux floraux for him in 1818 . His parents died in 1801 and 1803.
In 1822 he moved to Paris and there quickly found his place in the fabric of the capital's poetry. Together with Victor Hugo he was one of the founders of the periodical La Muse française in folio format, which was discontinued after a year. One of his special interests at this time was the competition between the classical and the romantic school of literature, which was also fought out in La Muse . He was convinced of the importance of both directions, was more attracted to romanticism without sharing the exaggerations used in it.
Rességuier was a lover of good taste. Imagination was his elixir of faith. However, his cultivated disposition, taste and poetic skill did not satisfy him sufficiently. He applied for a state office in the new government. At the end of 1823 he was made a Knight of the Legion of Honor and received the highest praise and appreciation for his work. During his high political career in the "loyal civil service" he always knew how to pursue his love of literature. In 1827 he published his second work, a volume of selected pieces entitled "Poetic Pictures", which were well received by the public.
The July Revolution of 1830 alienated him from politics and he revoked his oath of allegiance to the state. He noticed that his literary work was enough to make a living. Various newspapers were interested in his short prose and poems. In 1840 he returned to his homeland, Languedoc. His late work was characterized by a touching, sometimes almost sweet impression , which was covered by the generally religious, but also always harmonious and noble mood.
He spent his old age a little withdrawn, but always ready for celebrations. So he was able to celebrate his golden wedding two years before his death in the best of mental and physical health. His wife Nina died six years later in 1868. A street on the edge of the old town of Toulouse that delimits the Jardin Royal to the north-west is named after him.
literature
- Jules de Rességuier at Château Sauveterre
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rességuier, Jules de |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rességuier, Bernard Marie Jules de (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 28, 1788 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Toulouse |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 7, 1862 |
| Place of death | Sauveterre (Tarn) |