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René Doumic

René Doumic was a French journalist, literary critic, literary historian and writer (1860–1937). He was born at 2nd arrondissement of Paris and died at 7th arrondissement of Paris.

Also recorded as Rene Doumic.

René Doumic in brief

Born
1860
Died
1937
Known for
journalist, literary critic, literary historian and writer
Place of birth
2nd arrondissement of Paris
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Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the heading Rene Doumic. His recorded language was French.

He married Hélène de Heredia. Other recorded relations include Philippe R. Doumic.

Career and activity

He was employed by Collège Stanislas de Paris. Recorded positions include perpetual secretary of the French Academy, seat 26 of the Académie française and president of the Société des gens de lettres. He belonged to Académie Française and Ligue de la Patrie Française‏.

Catalogued works

35 works under this name are catalogued by Open Library.

Voyage aux universités d'Amérique. Discours prononcés dans la séance publique tenue. Éléments d'histoire littéraire. Hommes et idées du XIXe siècle ... Portraits d'écrivains. La question du Tartuffe. Écrivains d'aujourd'hui. 1826. Le centenaire de la Librairie Hachette 1926. Oraisons funèbres. Histoire de la littérature française. Lettres de direction. Histoire de la littérature franc̜aise. Histoire de la littérature, française classique (1515-1830). De Scribe a Ibsen. Lettres d'Elvire à Lamartine. La vie & les moeurs au jour le jour. Discours de réception de M. René Doumic. De Scribe à Ibsen. What Men of Letters Say. Essais sur le théâtre contemporain. Juan-Pablo Echagüe et le développement des relations franco-argentine. George Sand. Le misanthrope de Molière. Études sur la littératur française . Les jeunes. Études littéraires sur les auteurs français prescrits pour l'examen du brevet supérieur. Portraits d'écrivains... Le livre du centenaire. Contemporary French novelists. Ozanam. Lamartine. Etudes sur la Litterature Francaise. Saint-Simon. Le misanthrope de Molie re. Écrivains d'aujourd'hul ..

Literature

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

La critique littéraire de René Doumic, à rebours de l’histoire. Doumic, René, (died 2 Dec. 1937), Secrétaire perpétuel de l’Acadèmie Française; Directeur de la Revue des Deux Mondes, Who Was Who, 2007. Les Chefs-d'Oeuvre de la Littérature expliqués, publiés sous la Direction de René Doumic, Books Abroad, 1930. Un entretien avec Alice Doumic-Girard, pédopsychiatre et psychanalyste, Devenir, 2010.

Digitised editions and texts

5 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive and Project Gutenberg.

Etudes sur la Litterature Francaise (1898) — Internet Archive. Revue des deux mondes (1831) — Internet Archive. Contemporary French Novelists. (1899) — Internet Archive. Les jeunes: études et portraits (1896) — Internet Archive. George Sand: Some Aspects of Her Life and Writings — Project Gutenberg.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 14 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 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

René Doumic studied at Lycée Condorcet and École Normale Supérieure. the recorded working language is French.

Employment is recorded with Collège Stanislas de Paris. Positions recorded include perpetual secretary of the French Academy and seat 26 of the Académie française. Membership is recorded of Académie Française and Ligue de la Patrie Française‏.

Distinctions recorded are Commander of the Legion of Honour, Montyon Prize and Alfred Née Award.

Chronology

  1. 1860René Doumic born at 2nd arrondissement of Paris.
  2. 1894Écrivains d'aujourd'hul ... digitised by Internet Archive.
  3. 1896Les jeunes: études et portraits digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1898Etudes sur la Litterature Francaise digitised by Internet Archive.
  5. 1898La Poesie Lyrique en France Au Dix-Neuvieme Siecle digitised by Internet Archive.
  6. 1899Contemporary French Novelists. digitised by Internet Archive.
  7. 1901Le petit art d'aimer en quatorze chapitres digitised by Internet Archive.
  8. 1937René Doumic died at 7th arrondissement of Paris.

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. 1.

    Doumic, René, (died 2 Dec. 1937), Secrétaire perpétuel de l’Acadèmie Française; Directeur de la Revue des Deux Mondes, Who Was Who, 2007

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    La critique littéraire de René Doumic, à rebours de l’histoire

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Les Chefs-d'Oeuvre de la Littérature expliqués, publiés sous la Direction de René Doumic, Books Abroad, 1930

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Open Library author record for René Doumic (Internet Archive), 101 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  5. 5.

    Un entretien avec Alice Doumic-Girard, pédopsychiatre et psychanalyste, Devenir, 2010

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Internet Archive, 74 digitised items catalogued under René Doumic as creator.

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  7. 7.

    Project Gutenberg holds 1 full text attributed to René Doumic.

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  8. 8.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1248117: René Doumic

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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  9. 9.

    “René Doumic”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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