André Theuriet
Claude Adhémar André Theuriet (lang; 8 October 1833 in Marly-le-Roi – 23 April 1907 in Bourg-la-Reine) was a 19th-century French poet and novelist.
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André Theuriet

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- Name
- André Theuriet
- Born
- 8 October 1833
- Birthplace
- Marly-le-Roi, France
- Died
- 23 April 1907
- Place of death
- Bourg-la-Reine, France
- Education
- Bar-le-Duc
- Occupation
- poet and novelist
- Known for
- natural, simple description of rustic and especially of woodland life
- Nationality
- France.
- Honours
- Knight of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the Legion of Honour, Montyon Prize, prize Maillé Latour Landry and Vitet Prize.
- Languages
- French.
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Claude Adhémar André Theuriet (lang; 8 October 1833 in Marly-le-Roi – 23 April 1907 in Bourg-la-Reine) was a 19th-century French poet and novelist.
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André Theuriet (1833–1907) was a French novelist, playwright and poet, among other activities. Born Claude-Adhémar André Theuriet in Marly-le-Roi, the novelist died in Bourg-la-Reine. André Theuriet was a member of Académie de Stanislas (Nancy, France), Académie Française and Ligue de la Patrie Française, among others and held the positions of president of the Société des gens de lettres and seat 2 of the Académie française.
Languages used include French. The novelist received Knight of the Legion of Honour, Montyon Prize and Officer of the Legion of Honour, among others.
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Biography
Biography
The recorded working language is French. Positions recorded include seat 2 of the Académie française and president of the Société des gens de lettres. Distinctions recorded are Knight of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the Legion of Honour, Montyon Prize and prize Maillé Latour Landry.

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• Name — André Theuriet • Born — 8 October 1833 • Birthplace — Marly-le-Roi, France • Died — 23 April 1907 • Place of death — Bourg-la-Reine, France • Education — Bar-le-Duc • Occupation — poet and novelist • Known for — natural, simple description of rustic and especially of woodland life • Notable Works — see Bibliography • Relatives — André Theuriet (grandson)
Life
Life
Theuriet was born at Marly-le-Roi (Seine et Oise), to a father from Burgundy and a mother from Lorraine. In 1838, his father was named receveur des domaines at Bar-le-Duc, and the whole family moved to Lorraine.[1] His childhood was for the most part happy.[2] André spent much of his time with his grandmother, who taught him to read. One of his great pleasures as a child was to go visit an eccentric great-aunt, who encouraged his gift for poetry. He would later take a special pleasure in evoking her garden in writing. As a schoolboy, he was passionate for Hugo, Vigny, Musset and Lamartine. In 1858, striving to win the Académie française's prize in poetry, which that year was on the subject of the Acropolis, he plunged into the Greek classics, above all enjoying the Bucolics of Theocritus; this completed his poetic formation, although he did not win the prize, which was not awarded that year due to the insufficient quality of submissions. Theuriet studied law in Paris and joined the public service, attaining the rank of chef de bureau, before his retirement during 1886. He would spend his Sundays off hiking through the countryside, taking inspiration from natural scenery. His breakout poem, published in the Revue des Deux Mondes, was In Memoriam. His first collection was the Chemin des bois, many of whose poems had been published already in the Revue des Deux Mondes in 1867; Le bleu et le noir, poèmes de la vie réelle (1874), Nos oiseaux (1886), and other volumes followed. Theuriet gives natural, simple description of rustic and especially of woodland life, and Théophile Gautier compared him to Shakespeare's Jaques of the forest of Arden. The best of his novels are those that deal with provincial and country life. Composer Jeanne Rivet used his text for her song “Ballade Bretonne.”[3] A contemporary assessment of his writing describes him as a delicate writer of tranquility, a "happy disciple of the masters." Theuriet received the prix Vitet from the Académie Française in 1890, of which he became a member during 1896. He died on 23 April 1907, and was succeeded at the academy by Jean Richepin. As a local politician, he served as mayor of Bourg-la-Reine. He was made a Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur during 1879, and was made an Officier de la Légion d'honneur during 1895. In 1880, he married Hélène Narat, widow of the painter Gabriel Lefebvre, an artist renowned under the Second Empire.[4] She died on 2 September 1901. Theuriet edited the earliest version of Marie Bashkirtseff's diary.[5] His grandson André Theuriet became a versatile sportsman mostly known as an international rugby union player and swimmer.[6]
Career and activity
Career and activity
Recorded positions include seat 2 of the Académie française and president of the Société des gens de lettres. He belonged to Académie Française, Ligue de la Patrie Française, Académie de Stanislas (Nancy, France) and Société des gens de lettres.
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André Theuriet is recorded as having received Knight of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the Legion of Honour and Montyon Prize.
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1833
André Theuriet born at Marly-le-Roi.
1876
Andre Theuriet - La Fortune D Angele (1876) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
1880
Andre Theuriet - Toute Seule (1880) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
1881
Andre Theuriet - Le Don Juan De Vireloup (1881) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
1887
Andre Theuriet - Meline (1887) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
1889
Andre Theuriet - La Petite Norine (1889) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
1892
Andre Theuriet - La Tontine (1892) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
1894
Andre Theuriet - Un Ex Voto (1894) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
1894
Andre Theuriet - La Comtesse Minna (1894) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
1895
Andre Theuriet - La Saint Sylvestre (1895) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
1897
Andre Theuriet - La Princesse Aux Jupes Mouillees (1897) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
1897
André Theuriet - Voyage Sentimental (1897) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
1900
Andre Theuriet - Les Sapins (1900) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
1901
Andre Theuriet - Madame Luce (1901) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
1905
Andre Theuriet - Conte D'Hiver (1905) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
1907
André Theuriet died at Bourg-la-Reine.
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scholarly publication
- <i>L'Abbè Daniel</i>. André Theuriet, Robert L. Taylor, The School Review, 1907
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q523039: André Theuriet
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- “André Theuriet”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- 1.THEURIET, Claude André. Who's Who. 59. 1734. 1907.
- 2.Carez, François (1862-19 ) Auteur du texte. Auteurs contemporains : études littéraires : Paul Verlaine, Anatole France, André Theuriet, Maurice Maeterlinck, Paul Déroulède / François Carez. 1897.
- 3.Jeanne Rivet. data.bnf.fr.
- 4.Family tree of Hélène Narat. Geneanet.
- 5.Encyclopedia Britannica: Marie Bashkirtseff.
- 6.André THEURIET (1887–1965). scuf.org
Bibliography printed in the source article · 8
- Le mariage de Gérard (1875)
- Raymonde (1877)
- Le fils Maugars (1879)
- La maison des Deux Barbeaux (1879)
- Sauvageonne (1880)
- Reine des bois (1890)
- Villa tranquille (1899)
- Le manuscrit du chanoine (1902)
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His recorded language was French. Theuriet received Knight of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the Legion of Honour, Montyon Prize, prize Maillé Latour Landry and Vitet Prize.
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