Charles Vildrac

Charles Vildrac was a French poet, playwright, writer, pedagogue and gallerist (1882–1971). He was born at Paris and died at Saint-Tropez.

Overview

Recorded at birth as Charles Eugène Messager.

Also worked under the name Charles Vildrac and Robert Barade.

Born at Paris in 1882, died at Saint-Tropez in 1971.

Identity and origins

Charles Vildrac was recorded at birth as Charles Eugène Messager. He also worked under the names Charles Vildrac and Robert Barade. His recorded language was French.

Career and activity

He was employed by Prix Jeunesse and Regards. Recorded position is president. He belonged to Abbaye de Créteil, Association des Écrivains et Artistes Révolutionnaires and Société des poètes français.

Catalogued works

40 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Open Library. The first 12 are listed here.

L'Indigent. Le Paquebot Tenacity. 新しいロシヤ. Martin-Ferrières. The pilgrim. The steamer Tenacity. La colonie. Original lyrics, and translations from the French of Charles Vildrac. Michel Auclair. Le verlibrisme. Notes sur la technique poétique. Livre d'amour.

Literature

3 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

« französisch gedacht ». R. M. Rilke und Charles Vildrac, Études Germaniques, 2008. Souvenirs militaires de la Grande Guerre, de Charles Vildrac, édition introduite et annotée par Georges Monnet, Éditions Claire Paulhan, 288 p., 28 €, Revue des deux Mondes, 2022. L’Île rose et La Colonie de Charles Vildrac : le modèle utopique en question dans la littérature pour la jeunesse des années vingt, Strenae, 2013.

Digitised editions and texts

7 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

Notes Sur La Technique Poétique (1910) — Internet Archive. THEATRE (1943) — Internet Archive. *Vildrac - L'Absence - 1970 Volle Hanin (1970) — Internet Archive. Amadou Le Bouquillon (1948) — Internet Archive. Le verlibrisme: étude critique sur la forme poétique irrégulière (1902) — Internet Archive. Pages de journal 1922-1966 (1968) — Internet Archive. Chants du désespéré (1914-1920) (1920) — Internet Archive.

Evidence base

This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

the recorded working language is French.

Employment is recorded with Prix Jeunesse and Regards. Positions recorded include president. Membership is recorded of Abbaye de Créteil, Association des Écrivains et Artistes Révolutionnaires and Société des poètes français.

Works named in the authority record are L'Indigent.

Distinctions recorded are Grand prix de littérature de l'Académie française and Prix Toirac.

Chronology

  1. 1882Charles Vildrac born at Paris.
  2. 1902Le verlibrisme: étude critique sur la forme poétique irrégulière digitised by Internet Archive.
  3. 1910Notes Sur La Technique Poétique digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1943THEATRE digitised by Internet Archive.
  5. 1948Amadou Le Bouquillon digitised by Internet Archive.
  6. 1968Pages de journal 1922-1966 digitised by Internet Archive.
  7. 1970*Vildrac - L'Absence - 1970 Volle Hanin digitised by Internet Archive.
  8. 1971Charles Vildrac died at Saint-Tropez.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Charles Vildrac”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q732725: Charles Vildrac

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