Léon Halévy
Léon Halévy (born January 14, 1802 in Paris , † September 3, 1883 in St-Germain-en-Laye ) was a French writer .
Léon Halévy, brother of Jacques Fromental Halévy , studied law, then came into contact with Henri de Saint-Simon , to whose work Opinions littéraires, philosophiques et industrielles (1825) he wrote the introduction. 1831–34 he was a professor at the Polytechnic School , from 1837–53 he held a position in the Ministry of Education and then devoted himself exclusively to writing.
Halévy was active as a writer in various fields. We mention of his writings with a historical and literary historical content:
- Résumé de l'histoire des juifs , (1827–28, 2 vols.) And
- Histoire résumée de la littérature française , (1838, 2 vol.).
He has also written poems ( La Peste de Barcelone , 1822; Les Cyprès , 1825 and others), fables (two collections, 1843 and 1853, award-winning), short stories and dramatic poems ( Le Czar Demetrius , 1829).
He has also left comedies and vaudevilles and is particularly evident through transmissions ( Poésies européennes , 1837; La Grèce tragique , 1845–61, 3 vols., Award-winning) and stage arrangements of modern plays from abroad (e.g. by Zacharias Werner Luther , Shakespeare's Macbeth , Goethe's Clavigo and others). Finally he published a biography of his brother Jacques Fromental Halévy.
His son Ludovic Halévy was also a stage poet.
Web links
- Literature by and about Léon Halévy in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Halévy, Léon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 14, 1802 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 3, 1883 |
| Place of death | St-Germain-en-Laye |