Hippolyte-Julien-Joseph Lucas
Illustration — Hippolyte Lucas Hippolyte-Julien-Joseph Lucas (20 December 1807, Rennes – 16 November 1878, Paris) was a French writer and critic whose literary output was largely centered on theatre and opera. He was the author of several plays and opera libretti. In addition to his original stage works, Lucas also translated plays and libretti by other authors for performances in French.
Hippolyte-Julien-Joseph Lucas
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- Born
- 1807 · Rennes.
- Died
- 1878 · Paris.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- librarian · librettist · poet · writer · theatrologist · playwright
- Honours
- Knight of the Legion of Honour · Knight of the Order of the Oak Crown
- Languages
- French
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Illustration — Hippolyte Lucas Hippolyte-Julien-Joseph Lucas (20 December 1807, Rennes – 16 November 1878, Paris) was a French writer and critic whose literary output was largely centered on theatre and opera. He was the author of several plays and opera libretti. In addition to his original stage works, Lucas also translated plays and libretti by other authors for performances in French.
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These included plays by Aristophanes, Euripides, Lope de Vega, and Calderón as well as Donizetti's operas Belisario, Maria Padilla, and Linda di Chamounix. He was the editor of Le Siècle, but his literary and theatrical criticism appeared in many other French journals as well, most notably L'Artiste, La Minerve, and Le Charivari. He was also a bookseller and later served as the librarian of the Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal. French composer Jeanne Rivet used Lucas’ text for her song “La plus jolie Maison de France.”
Opera libretti • L'étoile de Seville, grand opéra in four acts, composed by Michael Balfe, 1845 • La bouquetière, opera in one act, composed by Adolphe Adam, 1847 • Le siège de Leyde, opera in four acts composed by Charles-Louis-Adolphe Vogel, 1847 • La Saint-André ou L'orpheline bretonne, opera in one act composed by Giovanni Luigi Bazzoni, 1849 • Lalla-Roukh (with Michel Carré), opéra comique in two acts, composed by Félicien David, 1862 • Fior d'Aliza (with Michel Carré), opéra comique in four acts, composed by Victor Massé, 1866 • Les parias, opera in 3 acts, composed by Edmond Membrée, 1874 Non-fiction • Caractères et portraits de femmes, Brussels: Meline, 1836 • Histoire philosophique et littéraire du théatre français: depuis son origine jusqu'à nos jours, Paris: Gosselin, 1843 • Curiosités dramatiques et littéraires, Paris: Garnier frères, 1855 Poetry • Heures d'amour, Paris: Chez Jules Gay, 1864. • Chants de divers pays (previously unpublished poems published posthumously by his son, Léo Lucas, and Olivier de Gourcuff. Nantes: Société des bibliophiles bretons et de l'histoire de Bretagne, 1893
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- 1.Louis Huart titre. Aubert. 1840. 1019 lire en.
- 2.Charles Robin titre. Victor Lecou. 217 SLZfAAAAcAAJ. 1848. 14924971 lire en.
- 3.Louis Tiercelin. Bretons de lettres. Honoré Champion. 1905. 20651025.
- 4.Georges d'Heylli. Les Souvenirs littéraires d’Hippolyte Lucas. Gazette anecdotique, littéraire, artistique et bibliographique. Marchal et Billard. 15. 7. 217-24. 1890-04-15. 2390-5921 lire en.
- 5.Léo Lucas, Hippolyte Lucas et son temps (lettres de Chateaubriand, Victor Hugo, Lamartine, George Sand, Alfred de Vigny, Alexandre Dumas père, Théophile Gautier, Sainte-Beuve, Gérard de Nerval, Brizeux, etc.). B. Brel., 1893.
- 6.Ils sont nombreux…. La Marseillaise (journal). 22. 94. 4. 1890-04-04. 0763-7705 lire en.
- 7.Comtesse de Brécourt. Lettres parisiennes. Le Journal des marchandes de modes. 1. 10. 10-11. 1867-01-02. 2503-6726 lire en.
- 8.Correspondance d’Hippolyte Lucas pendant le Siège et la Commune. Lafolye. 1900. 965216842.
- 9.Hippolyte. Souvenirs du Siège. La Dépêche bretonne. 51. 3. 1895-12-21. 2546-650X lire en.
- 10.Les obsèques…. Le XIXe siècle. 8. 2525. 1. 1878-11-18. 2390-5018 lire en.
- 11.On a vendu…. Le Sport. 52. 2 lire en. 1879-12-24.
- 12.Gustave Vapereau titre. L. Hachette. 1865 numéro. lire en.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 12
- Louis Tiercelin. Bretons de lettres. Honoré Champion. 1905.
- Commerson, Les Binettes contemporaines.
- La Bêtise, l'art et la vie : en écrivant, Madame Bovary par Gustave Flaubert.
- Joseph Marie Quérard et Charles Louandre, La littérature française contemporaine : .
- Théodore de Banville, Poésies complètes (Édition définitive).
- Charles Robin, Galerie des gens de lettres au .
- Pierre Larousse, Grand dictionnaire universel du .
- Maxime du Camp et Gustave Flaubert, Par les champs et par les grèves, voyage en Bretagne.
- Théophile Gautier, Histoire de l'art dramatique.
- Alice Clark-Wehinger. William Shakespeare et Gérard de Nerval. L'Harmattan. 2005. 978-2-74759-439-4.
- Léo Lucas, Hippolyte Lucas et son temps (lettres de Chateaubriand, Victor Hugo, Lamartine, George Sand, Alfred de Vigny, Alexandre Dumas père, Théophile Gautier, Sainte-Beuve, Gérard de Nerval, Brizeux, etc.). B. Brel., 1893.
- Portrait de Hyacinthe dans Le Trombinoscope de Touchatout, 1874.
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