Léon Dierx
Léon Dierx (born October 20, 1838 in Saint-Denis (Réunion) , † June 11, 1912 in Paris ) was a French writer.
Live and act
Dierx made his literary debut in 1858 with his work Aspirations poètiques . In his early works he was more or less under the influence of Victor Hugo , Alphonse de Lamartine and Alfred de Musset ; in his later - mostly poems - he leaned more on Charles Leconte de Lisle .
His work Lèvres close , published in 1864 and kept in a very suggestive style, is considered a magnum opus Dierx .
Through his acquaintance with Leconte de Lisle, Dierx came into contact with the Parnassian circle and Alphonse Lemerre included some works in the later famous anthology Le Parnasse contemporain . When Stéphane Mallarmé died in 1898, Dierx was elected Prince des Poètes as his successor .
Works (selection)
- Aspirations poetiques . 1858
- Lèvres closes . 1864
- Les paroles d'un vaincu . 1871
- Poèmes et poèsies . 1864
- Poèsies posthumously . 1912
literature
- Marie-Louise Camille-Clavier: Le poète Dierx, 1838–1912 . Dissertation, University of Paris 1942.
- Émilie Noulet : Léon Dierx . Presse de Université, Paris 1925
Web links
Literature by and about Léon Dierx in the WorldCat bibliographic database
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dierx, Léon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 20, 1838 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saint-Denis (Réunion) |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 11, 1912 |
| Place of death | Paris |