René Méjean

René Méjean (* 1904 in Ganges (Hérault) , † 1986 in Saint-Hilaire-Saint-Mesmin ) was a French journalist and author of the Occitan language.

life and work

René (Occitan: Reinié ) Méjean was a high school teacher for Spanish. As a committed member (and from 1978 Majoral, i.e. Senator) of Félibrige , he was editor-in-chief of the Revue de langue et littérature d'oc (Organ des Center d'études et de cultures provençales ) from 1960 to 1966 , and also (as the successor to Roger Barthe ) from 1968 to 1986 editor of the magazine La France latine (successor was his daughter Suzanne Thiolier-Méjean ). Méjean translated works by his Italian translator Marino Piazzolla (1910–1985) into Occitan.

The poet Méjean was awarded the Félibrige Prize Grand lauréat des Jeux floraux in 1976 .

Works

• Lou tems clar. Pouèmo prouvençau , Paris 1968
• L'armana estrassa = L'almanach déchiré , Toulon 1971
  • L'almanacco strappato , translated into Italian by Marino Piazzolla, Milan 1974
• Noto de cresten e d'aven = Notes de cime et d'abîme , Toulon 1974
• (with Marino Piazzolla) Balado d'a dos voues = Ballade à deux voix. Dans Paris nos deux ombres = Ballade du dernier soir , Toulon 1975
• Lou cant viradis emé d'àutri pouèmo = Le chant tournant et autres poèmes , Toulon 1979
  • Il canto tornante e altre poesie , translated into Italian by Marino Piazzolla, Rome 1980
• Dóu laberinto escoundu = You labyrinthe caché , Toulon 1985

Translations

• Marino Piazzolla, Letro de la femo baujo = Lettere della sposa demente = Lettres de l'épouse démente , Toulon 1977

literature

• Georges Bonifassi , René Méjean. Repères bio-bibliographiques, in: La France latine 107, 1988
• Homage to René Méjean. Etudes et mélanges, in: La France latine 106, 1988
• Jean Fourié, Dictionnaire des auteurs de langue d'oc de 1800 à nos jours , 2nd edition, Aix-en-Provence 2009 sv

Web links

• Literature by and about René Méjean in the SUDOC catalog (Association of French University Libraries)