Henri-René Lenormand
Illustration — Henri-René Lenormand Henri-René Lenormand (3 May 1882 - 16 February 1951) was a French playwright. He was born on 3 May 1882 in Paris. His plays, steeped in symbolism, were recognized for their explorations of subconscious motivation, deeply reflecting the influence of the theories of Sigmund Freud.
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Henri-René Lenormand
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- Born
- 1882. · Paris.
- Died
- 1951. · Paris.
- Nationality
- France.
- Occupation
- playwright, theatre critic, dramaturge, screenwriter and writer.
- Known for
- Le temps est un songe and Les Ratés.
- Languages
- French.
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He was the son of a composer, René Lenormand, and was educated at the University of Paris. He married Dutch actress Marie Kalff. Lenormand died on 16 February 1951 in Paris.
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Henri-René Lenormand appears in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek as a writer, screenwriter and playwright (3 May 1882 – 16 February 1951). Henri-René Lenormand was born on 3 May 1882; the birthplace is Paris, France, according to the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Henri-René Lenormand died on 16 February 1951; the place of death is Paris, France, according to the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
The authorities additionally record the headings Henri-Rene Lenormand and Henry-René Lenormand. His recorded language was French. He was the child of René Lenormand. He married Marie Kalff.
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Henri-René Lenormand is recorded as playwright, theatre critic, dramaturge, screenwriter and writer.
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1882
Henri-René Lenormand born at Paris.
1951
Henri-René Lenormand died at Paris.
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Literature
Literature
La recepción de Henri-René Lenormand en la España de principios de siglo XX, Onomázein, 2018
Henri-René Lenormand, ou les paradoxes d’un mélancolique, Acta Universitatis Lodziensis
Henri-René Lenormand et August Strindberg ou, la cruauté du langage, le langage de la cruauté, Études romanes de Brno, 2015
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- 1.Henri Lenormand: Confession d'un auteur dramatique, édité en 1949, t. I, p. 241.
- 2.Cité in Marcel Scheidhauer : Freud et ses visiteurs. Français et Suisses francophones (1920-1930), Editions ERES, Arcanes, 2010,
- 3.Moriz-Scheyer. www.ajpn.org.
- 4.Les ratés - L'avant-scène théâtre.
- 5.Le temps est un songe - L'avant-scène théâtre.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 4
- Daniel-Rops, Sur le théâtre de H. R. LENORMAND, Avec un avant-propos de H.-R. Lenormand et un bois gravé de A.-P. Gallien. Editions des Cahiers libres, Collection Tendances N° 3, Paris, 1926.
- Serge Radine, Anouilh, Lenormand, Salacrou : 3 dramaturges à la recherche de leur vérité, Genève, Édition des Trois Collines, 1951
- Tomasz Kaczmarek, Henri-René Lenormand et l'expressionnisme dramatique, Łódź, Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Litteraria Romanica, 2008
- Tomasz Kaczmarek, Le personnage dans le drame français du face à la tradition de l'expressionnisme européen, Łódź, Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2010
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