Léon Valade

Monument with bust Valades

Léon Valade (* 1841 in Bordeaux , † 1883 in Paris ) was a French writer.

Valade successfully completed his school days at the former Jesuit college Lycée Louis-le-Grand . He then worked for some time as the private secretary of the philosopher Victor Cousin . Later Valade then moved to the city council of Paris and was employed in the town hall .

In addition, Valade was able to debut as a writer and made the acquaintance of Émile Blémont . Together with this Valade wrote several successful plays. Through Blémont he came into contact with the Parnassians , to whom he is counted today. Alphonse Lemerre included some poems in the later famous anthology Le Parnasse contemporain .

A memorial was erected in his hometown of Bordeaux.

Works (selection)

Poetry

• Avril, May, June . 1863 (together with Albert Mérat )
• Poésies . 1883
• Poésies posthumous . 1890

Plays

• Le barbier de Pèzenas. Comedie . (in cooperation with Émile Blémont )
• Molière à Auteuil . (in cooperation with Émile Blémont)
• La raison du moins continue. Comedie . (in cooperation with Émile Blémont)

Translations

• Heinrich Heine : L'intermezzo (together with Albert Mérat)

Web links

Commons : Léon Valade  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Wikisource: Léon Valade  - Sources and full texts (French)

• Information on Léon Valade in the database of the Bibliothèque nationale de France .
• Obituary in Le Parnasse: organs des concours littéraires de Paris

Individual evidence

1. ^ Monument à Léon Valade - Bordeaux on e-monument.net , accessed on November 6, 2018