Michel Simonin
Michel Simonin (born December 1, 1947 , † November 16, 2000 in Paris ) was a French Romance studies and literary scholar.
life and work
Simonin taught at the University of Rennes 2 and at the University of Paris XII . He completed his habilitation there in 1985 with Jean Céard with the Thèse François de Belleforest et l '"Histoire tragique" en France au XVIe siècle (partly published ud T. Vivre de sa plume au XVIe siècle ou La carrière de François de Belleforest , awarded by VL Saulnier , Geneva 1992) and in 1986 became professor at the 'Center d'études supérieures de la Renaissance' of the University of Tours . He was editor-in-chief of the Journal de la Renaissance .
Other works
author
- Pierre de Ronsard, Paris 1990
- Charles IX, Paris 1995
editor
- (Ed.) Pierre Boaistuau, Le Théâtre du monde. 1558, Geneva 1981
- (Ed.) Pierre Boaistuau, Bref discours de l'excellence et dignité de l'homme. 1558, Geneva 1982
- (Ed.) Du Perron, Oraison funèbre sur la mort de Monsieur de Ronsard. 1586, Geneva 1985
- (Ed. With Gabriel-A. Pérouse) Bénigne Poissenot, L'Esté, Geneva 1987
- (Ed. With Yvonne Bellenger, Jean Céard and Daniel Ménager) Ronsard en son IVe centenaire. Actes du Colloque international Pierre de Ronsard Paris-Tours, September 1985, 2 vols., Geneva 1988-1989
- (Ed. With Jean Cubelier de Beynac) Du Pô à la Garonne. Research on les échanges culturels entre l'Italie et la France à la Renaissance. Actes du colloque international d'Agen, September 26-28, 1986, organized by Center Matteo Bandello d'Agen, Agen 1990
- (Ed. With François Moureau) Tabourot, seigneur des Accords. Un Bourguignon poète de la fin de la Renaissance, Paris 1990
- (Ed. With Jean Céard and Daniel Ménager) Ronsard, Œuvres complètes, 2 vols., Paris 1993-1994 (Bibliothèque de la Pléiade)
- (Ed. With Jean Céard and Gérard Defaux) Rabelais, Les cinq livres, Paris 1994
- (Ed.) Prosper Mérimée, La Vénus d'Ille suivi de La partie de trictrac Paris 1994
- (Ed.) Anatole France, Les autels de la peur, Paris 1994
- (Ed. With Gérard Defaux) Clément Marot "prince des poëtes françois" 1496-1996. Actes du colloque international de Cahors-en-Quercy, 21-25 May 1996, Paris 1997
- (Ed.) Ronsard, "Les amours de Cassandre". Etudes, Paris 1997
- (Ed.) Rabelais pour le XXIe siècle. Actes du colloque du Center d'études supérieures de la Renaissance, Chinon-Tours, 1994, Geneva 1998
- (Ed. With others) Sans autre guide. Mélanges de littérature française de la Renaissance offerts à Marcel Tetel, Paris 1999
- (Ed.) Georges Grente, Dictionnaire des lettres françaises. XVIe siècle. Nouvelle édition, Paris 2001 (La Pochothèque)
- (Ed. With Jean Balsamo) Abel L'Angelier et Françoise de Louvain (1574-1620), Geneva 2002
literature
- Michel Simonin, L'encre et la lumière. Quarante-sept articles (1976-2000), Geneva 2004 (with list of publications)
- [Obituary in:] Bulletin de l'Association d'étude sur l'Humanisme, la Réforme et la Renaissance 51-52, 2000-2001, pp. 259-261
- Gilles Banderier, "L'encre et la lumière. L'œuvre de M. Simonin", in: Acta Fabula 7, 1 (Printemps 2006)
Web links
- http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/rhren_0181-6799_2000_num_51_1_2393
- http://www.fabula.org/revue/document1243.php
- http://www.bibliorare.com/michel_simonin.htm
- Literature by and about Michel Simonin in the SUDOC catalog (Association of French University Libraries)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Simonin, Michel |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French Romance studies and literary scholar |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 1, 1947 |
DATE OF DEATH | November 16, 2000 |
Place of death | Paris |