Jules Janin
Jules Janin was a French writer, playwright, journalist and critic (1804–1874). He was born at Saint-Étienne and died at rue de la Pompe.
Also recorded as Jules-Gabriel Janin; Jules Gabriel Janin.
Jules Janin in brief
- Born
- 1804
- Died
- 1874
- Known for
- writer, playwright, journalist, critic and literary historian
- Place of birth
- Saint-Étienne
Contents
Identity and origins
He also worked under the name Éraste. The authorities additionally record the headings Jules-Gabriel Janin and Jules Gabriel Janin. His recorded languages were French, English and Latin.
He married Mme Adèle Huet Janin. Other recorded relations include Georges Duruy.
Career and activity
Jules Janin worked in literature, history of literature, literary criticism and translation.
Recorded position is seat 28 of the Académie française. He belonged to Académie Française. He worked at Paris and Rhône-Alpes.
Recognition and collections
Jules Janin received Knight of the Legion of Honour. Work by Jules Janin is held by Geldersch Landschap en Kasteelen and Centraal Museum.
Catalogued works
47 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1840 to 2002.
Petit Carême et sermons choisis de J.-B. Massillon Evêque de Clermont précédés d'un essai par Jules Janin BOYER 1658, held by Boyer collection, inventory BOYER 1658. Contes, nouvelles et récits. Prosper Chavigni and Letitia Laferti. Contes non estampilles Lucinde. Les oeuvres d'Horace. Les amours. Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux. Public and private life of animals. Contes nouveaux. Oeuvres complètes de Molière. La Muette, 12 juin 1871 ... Debureau. L'interné. Un coeur pour deux amours. Versailles et son musée historique. L'âne mort. Lamartine, 1790-1869. La semaine des trois jeudis. La confession. [Three articles on Chateaubriand.]. Scènes du beau monde. Deburau. L'âne mort et la femme guillotinée. Pictures of the French. Plaidoyer pour ma maison. Barnave. Der todte Esel und das guillotinirte Mädchen. Causeries littéraires et historiques. Voyage sentimental. Les petits bonheurs. El asno muerto, drama en cinco actos y un prologo. Les catacombes. Notice sur L'imitation de Jésus-Christ. Béranger et son temps. Contes non estampillés. Le chemin de traverse. Ovide. Les symphonies de l'hiver. La révolution française. Paris et Versailles, il y a cent ans. L'Été à Paris, dated 1843, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 34.86.2bis. Un Hiver à Paris, dated 1845, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 34.86.1bis. Touch, dated 2002, color video, sound (projection); 9:36 min. loop edition number three of five, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2007.43. Mortar and Pestle, dated 1999, chromogenic print, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2002.593. and, dated 1996/99, two 800 pound limestone boulders and steel rod, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2000.47a-d. Pictures of the French: a series of literary and graphic delineations of French character / by Jules Janin, Balzac, Cormenin, and other celebrated French authors. With upwards of two hundred and thirty engravings, drawn on the wood by Gavarni, H. Monnier, and Meissonier. And engraved by Lavieille, etc., dated 1840, held by Wellcome Collection. Medawar, Sir Peter Brian (1915-1987), dated 1937-1991, held by Wellcome Collection.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 4 named public collections.
Boyer collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 18 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
8 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Janin, Jules(-Gabriel), Oxford Art Online, 2003. Janin, Jules, Lexikon des gesamten Buchwesens Online. 37098, 1877-02-12, JANIN (Jules) †, Art Sales Catalogues Online. 37150, 1877-02-26, JANIN (Jules) †, Art Sales Catalogues Online. Balzac peint les français: social satire and construction of ideal types in Les français peints par eux-mêmes., Between, 2017. Processi di visualizzazione poetica: descrizione e immaginazione nella critica di danza del XIX secolo, Danza e Ricerca, 2014. Effects of Chronic Physical Exercise or Multicomponent Exercise Programs on the Mental Health and Cognition of Older Adults Living in a Nursing Home: A Systematic Review of Studies From the Past 10 Years, Frontiers in Psychology, 2022. Literatura e invenção no rodapé do jornal: a escrita mediática dos folhetins teatrais do século XIX, Terra Roxa e Outras Terras: Revista de Estudos Literários, 2014.
Digitised editions and texts
10 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.
Histoire de la littérature dramatique (1853) — Internet Archive. Les symphonies de l'hiver par M. Jules Janin (1858) — Internet Archive. L'ane Mort et la Femme Guillotinee. Edition Conforme au Texte Original (2010) — Internet Archive. Voyage en Italie par Jules Janin (1839) — Internet Archive. Contes fantastiques et contes littéraires (1979) — Internet Archive. Jules Janin - Maître Et Valet (1863) — Internet Archive. The American In Paris 1843 (1843) — Internet Archive. I re contemporanei biografia dei sovrani Giulio Janin...et al. (1847) — Internet Archive. La Normandie par m. Jules Janin — Internet Archive. La Confession par Jules Janin (1861) — Internet Archive.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 18 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 7 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 7 means 7 genuinely separate publishers of record. 11 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
In detail
Jules Janin studied at Lycée Louis-le-Grand. the recorded working language is French, English and Latin.
The field of work recorded is literature, history of literature and literary criticism.
Places of work recorded in the authority are Paris. Residence is recorded at Rhône-Alpes. Positions recorded include seat 28 of the Académie française. Membership is recorded of Académie Française.
Work by Jules Janin is recorded in the collections of Geldersch Landschap en Kasteelen and Centraal Museum.
Distinctions recorded are Knight of the Legion of Honour.
Chronology
- 1804Jules Janin born at Saint-Étienne.
- 1839Voyage en Italie par Jules Janin digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1840Souvenirs d'un aveugle, voyage autour du monde: voyage autour du monde digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1843L'Été à Paris (The Metropolitan Museum of Art).
- 1845Un Hiver à Paris (The Metropolitan Museum of Art).
- 1853Histoire de la littérature dramatique digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1855Histoire de la littérature dramatique digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1858Les symphonies de l'hiver par M. Jules Janin digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1863Jules Janin - Maître Et Valet digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1864THEATRE DE ALEXIS DE COMBEROUSSE digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1864Jules Janin - Les Fausses Confidences digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1870Le livre par Jules Janin digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1874Jules Janin died at rue de la Pompe.
- 1897Jules Janin - Une Nuit D'Epouvante digitised by Internet Archive.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
- 1.
37098, 1877-02-12, JANIN (Jules) †, Art Sales Catalogues Online
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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37150, 1877-02-26, JANIN (Jules) †, Art Sales Catalogues Online
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 3.
Janin, Jules, Lexikon des gesamten Buchwesens Online
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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- 5.
Open Library author record for Jules Janin (Internet Archive), 142 catalogued works.
Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive
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Directory of Open Access Journals lists 4 articles naming Jules Janin.
open access index · Unverified
Consult the source - 7.
Internet Archive, 31 digitised items catalogued under Jules Janin as creator.
digital repository · Unverified
Consult the source - 8.
The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Jules Janin.
museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago
Consult the source - 9.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Jules Janin (18 objects).
museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Wellcome Collection catalogue records 3 works naming Jules Janin.
museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q956459: Jules Janin
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation
Consult the source - 12.
“Jules Janin”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
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Elsewhere in Books
15,964 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
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- Jules QuicheratAuthor
- Jules RenardAuthor
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