Olivier Basselin
Olivier Basselin (* around 1400 in Vire ; † around 1450) was a French folk poet of the 15th century.
Basselin, a miller in the Vaux de Vire in Normandy , where the “Moulin Basselin” is still shown today, was at the forefront of a fun society in which serious and cheerful songs, political and warlike chants were popular. These songs were widely used, and Basselin in particular was celebrated as their poet.
According to other sources, he invented the "Vaux de Vire", drinking songs that were bacchanalian , satirical or patriotic. About 60 of his songs have been published. The Vaux de Vire also contained songs that were directed against the English occupation of Normandy.
He fell fighting the English . Nothing is known of his songs, and the poems published under his name since 1811 (most recently in 1858) come from the lawyer Jean le Houx (Vire), who died in 1616.
literature
- Armand Gasté: Étude sur Olivier Basselin et les compagnons du Vau-de-Vire. Leur rôle pendant, les guerres anglaises et leurs chansons . Le Gost-Clérisse, Caen 1866.
- Armand Gasté: Étude critique et historique sur Jean le Houx et le vau de vire à la fin du XVIe siècle . Thorin, Paris 1874 (also Univ. Diss. Paris 1874)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Yves Lecouturier: Célèbres de Normandie . Orep Editions, 2007, ISBN 978-2-915762-13-6 , pp. 10 . (French)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Basselin, Olivier |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French folk poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1400 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vire |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1450 |