Théodore Aubanel
Illustration — Théodore Aubanel Théodore Aubanel (Occitan:Teodòr Aubanèu; 26 March 1829 – 2 November 1886) was a Provençal poet. He was born in Avignon in a family of printers. Aubanel started writing poetry in French but quickly switched to Provençal, due to the influence of Joseph Roumanille.
Théodore Aubanel

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- Born
- 1829 · Avignon.
- Died
- 1886 · Avignon.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- poet · writer · printer · playwright · editor
- Fields
- Occitan culture
- Movements
- Félibrige
- Honours
- Knight of the Legion of Honour
- Languages
- French · Occitan
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Illustration — Théodore Aubanel Théodore Aubanel (Occitan:Teodòr Aubanèu; 26 March 1829 – 2 November 1886) was a Provençal poet. He was born in Avignon in a family of printers. Aubanel started writing poetry in French but quickly switched to Provençal, due to the influence of Joseph Roumanille.
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Identity and origins
Identity and origins
He is known primarily for La Miougrano entreduberto (1860, The Split Pomegranate) and Li Fiho d'Avignoun (1885, The Young Ladies of Avignon), two collections of lyric poems. He died in Avignon.
He also worked under the names Lou Felibre de la Mióugrano, L'Aloubati and D.B. His recorded languages were French and Occitan. He was the child of Laurent Aubanel and Marie-Suzanne Aubanel. He married Joséphine Aubanel. One child is recorded: Jean-de-la-Croix Aubanel.
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Théodore Aubanel is recorded as having received Knight of the Legion of Honour. Career and activity. Aubanel worked in Occitan culture. His work is associated with Félibrige. Recorded position is 'majoral' of the Félibrige.

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Aubanel, Théodore

Tombe de Théodore Aubanel, au cimetière Saint-Véran à Avignon.
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1829
Théodore Aubanel born at Avignon.
1886
Théodore Aubanel died at Avignon.
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- 1.Fonds Aubanel (notice détaillée). Archives départementales de Vaucluse.
- 2.Théodore Aubanel, célèbre poète fondateur du Félibrige. www.notreprovence.fr.
- 3.Théodore Aubanel - Charles Maurras. maurras.net.
- 4.Voir éléments de biographie et extraits dans Anthologie du félibrige provençal (1850 à nos jours) Ch.-P. Julian et P. Fontan, T.1 Les fondateurs du Félibrige et les premiers félibres, Librairie Delagrave, 1920 http://sites.univ-provence.fr/tresoc/libre/integral/libr0419.pdf.
- 5.Chancellerie de la Légion d'Honneur. Légion d'Honneur patronyme = AUBANEL Joseph Marie Jean Baptiste. base Léonore.
- 6.THÉODORE AUBANEL. Encyclopædia Universalis.
- 7.Lou Rèire-soulèu, sur Centre international de l'écrit en langue d'Oc
Bibliography printed in the source article · 7
- Charles Maurras, Théodore Aubanel, Revue indépendante tome XII, Nos 33, 34, 35, juillet- , , 259-280 http://maurras.net/textes/41.html.
- Notice décrivant le fonds de la famille Aubanel (dont les archives de Théodore Aubanel), consultable aux archives départementales du Vaucluse https://occitanica.eu/items/show/11114
- Ludovic Legré :Le poète Théodore Aubanel, 424 pages, Paris, Librairie Victor Lecoffre, 1894
- Léo Larguier : Théodore Aubanel, 187 pages, Avignon, Editions Edouard Aubanel, 1946 (lire en ligne)
- Théodore Aubanel : Textes, introduction et notes par Claude Liprandi (8 volumes), Editions Aubanel
- Ángeles Ciprés Palacín (sous la dir. de Jesús Cantera Ortiz de Urbina). El universo poético de Theodore Aubanel. Université complutense. 1987.
- , « Scandale en Avignon : Théodore Aubanel dramaturge », dans , Actes du congrès international de l’AIEO à Vitoria-Gasteiz, 1994, p. 407-414.
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