Alphonse Marie Louis de Lamartine
Occupation	Writer, poet, politician
Literary movement	Romanticism
Influences Bible, Dante, Milton, Swedenborg
Influenced William Butler Yeats, Hart Crane, Victor Hugo

Alphonse Marie Louis de Prat de Lamartine (Alphonse-Marie-Louis de Prat de Lamartine) (October 21, 1790 - February 28, 1869) was a French writer, poet and politician, born in Mâcon, Burgundy into French provincial nobility. Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. A writer is anyone who creates a written work although the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally as well as those who have written in many different forms A poet is a person who writes Poetry. Etymology From the Ancient greek: ποιέω, poieō: "I make or compose" A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person This is a list of modern literary movements: that is movements after the Renaissance. Romanticism is a complex artistic literary and intellectual movement that originated in the second half of the 18th century in Western Europe, and gained strength during the Etymology According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the word bible is from Latin biblia, traced from the same word through Medieval Latin and Late Latin John Milton ( 9 December, 1608 – 8 November, 1674) was an English Poet, Prose Polemicist and (born Emanuel Swedberg; February 8 1688–March 29 1772 was a Swedish Scientist, Philosopher, Christian mystic, and Theologian Harold Hart Crane ( July 21, 1899 – April 27, 1932) was an American Poet. Victor-Marie Hugo ( ( February 26, 1802 – May 22, 1885) was a French Poet, Playwright, Novelist This article is a general introduction to French literature For detailed information on French literature in specific historic periods see the separate historical articles in the Medieval French literature is for the purpose of this article Literature written in Oïl languages (particularly Old French and early Middle For more information on historical developments in this period see Renaissance, History of France, and Early Modern France. French literature of the 17th century &mdashthe so-called Grand Siècle &mdashspans the reigns of Henry IV of France, the Regency of Marie de Medici French literature of the 18th century usually refers to the literature written between 1715, the year of the death of King Louis XIV of France, and 1798 the year French literature of the nineteenth century is for the purpose of this article literature written in French from (roughly 1799 to 1900 French literature of the twentieth century is for the purpose of this article literature written in French from (roughly 1895 to 1990 Contemporary French literature is French literature roughly from the 1990s to Today. Chronological list of French language authors (regardless of nationality by date of birth Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. A writer is anyone who creates a written work although the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally as well as those who have written in many different forms A poet is a person who writes Poetry. Etymology From the Ancient greek: ποιέω, poieō: "I make or compose" A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person Mâcon is a commune of France, préfecture (capital of the Saône-et-Loire département, in the Bourgogne Burgundy (Bourgogne Burgund is a region historically situated in modern-day France and Switzerland, inhabited in turn by Celts ( Gauls)

He is famous for his partly autobiographical poem, "Le Lac" ("The Lake"), which describes in retrospect the fervent love shared by a couple from the point of view of the bereaved man. An autobiography, from the Greek αὐτός autos "self" βίος bios "life" and γράφειν graphein "to write" Lamartine was masterly in his use of French poetic forms. He was one of very few French literary figures to combine his writing with a political career. Raised a devout Catholic Lamartine became a pantheist, writing Jocelyn and La Chute d'un ange. Pantheism ( Greek: πάν ( 'pan') = all and θεός ( 'theos') = God it literally means " God is All He wrote Histoire des Girondins in 1847 in praise of the Girondists. Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The Girondists (in French Girondins, and sometimes Brissotins or "Baguettes" were a political faction in France within the Legislative

He worked for the French embassy in Italy from 1825 to 1828. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap In 1829, he was elected a member of the Académie française. For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display L'Académie française, or the French Academy, is the pre-eminent French learned body on matters pertaining to the French language. He was elected a 'député' in 1833, and was briefly in charge of government during the turbulence of 1848. Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The February 1848 Revolution in France ended the reign of King Louis-Philippe, and led to the creation of the French Second Republic (1848-1852 He was Minister of Foreign Affairs from February 24, 1848 to May 11, 1848. The Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Government of France, is the cabinet minister responsible for the Foreign relations of France. Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Due to his great age, Jacques-Charles Dupont de l'Eure, Chairman of the Provisional Government, effectively delegated much of his duties to Lamartine. Jacques-Charles Dupont de l'Eure (27 February 1767 3 March 1855 was a French lawyer and statesman He was then a member of the Executive Commission, the political body which served as France's joint Head of State. The Executive Commission of the French Republic was a short-lived body and jointly head of state of France during the Second Republic.

Lamartine in front of the Hôtel de Ville de Paris, on the 25 February 1848, by Philippoteaux

During his term as a politician in the Second Republic of France, he led efforts that eventually led to the abolition of slavery and the death penalty, as well as the enshrinement of the right to work and the shortlived national workshop programs. History Revolution of 1848 See also Mid-nineteenth century France The industrial population of the Faubourgs Abolitionism was a political movement of the 18th and 19th century which sought to make Slavery illegal particularly in the United States and British West Indies Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the Killing of a person by judicial process as Punishment. A political idealist who supported democracy and pacifism, his moderate stance on most issues caused his followers to desert him. Democracy is a form of government in which the supreme power is held completely by the people under a free electoral system He was an unsuccessful candidate to the presidential election of December 10, 1848. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V He subsequently retired from politics and dedicated himself to literature.

He ended his life in poverty, something of a literary hack. He died in Paris. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city

He is considered to be the first French romantic poet (though Charles-Julien Lioult de Chênedollé was working on similar innovations at the same time), and was acknowledged by Paul Verlaine and the Symbolists as an important influence. Romanticism largely began as a reaction against the prevailing Enlightenment ideals of the day Charles-Julien Lioult de Chênedollé ( November 4, 1769 - December 2, 1833) French poet was born at Vire ( Calvados Paul-Marie Verlaine (vɛʁˈlɛn March 30, 1844 &ndash January 8, 1896) was a French poet associated with the Symbolist Symbolism was a late nineteenth-century Art movement of French and Belgian origin in poetry and other arts

Bibliography

• Saül (1818)
• Méditations poétiques (1820)
• Nouvelles Méditations (1823)
• Harmonies poétiques et religieuses (1830)
• Sur la politique rationnelle (1831)
• Voyage en Orient (1835)
• Jocelyn (1836)
• La chute d'un ange (1838)
• Recueillements poétiques (1839)
• Histoire des Girondins (1847)
• Raphaël (1849)
• Confidences (1849)
• Geneviève, histoire d'une servante (1851)
• Graziella (1852)
• Les visions (1853)
• Histoire de la Turquie (1854)
• Cours familier de littérature (1856)

External links

• Works by Alphonse de Lamartine at Project Gutenberg