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Arsène Houssaye (March 28, 1815 - February 26, 1896), French novelist, poet and man of letters, was born at Bruyères (Aisne), near Laon. 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 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story A poet is a person who writes Poetry. Etymology From the Ancient greek: ποιέω, poieō: "I make or compose" Bruyères is a town in France. It is the centre of a ''commune'' in the Vosges département, and also the main town in its ''canton'' Aisne (ɛn is a department in the northern part of France named after the Aisne River. Laon (lɑ̃ is a city and commune in Picardie in northern France, préfecture (capital} of the Aisne department His real surname was Housset.
In 1832 he found his way to Paris, and in 1836 he published two novels, La Couronne de bluets and La Pécheresse. Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city He had many friends in Paris, among them Jules Janin and Théophile Gautier, and he wrote in collaboration with Jules Sandeau. Jules Gabriel Janin ( February 16, 1804 - June 19, 1874) was a French writer and Critic. See also Pierre Jules Théophile Gautier ( August 30, 1811 – October 23, 1872) was a French Poet, Dramatist Leonard Sylvain Julien (Jules Sandeau ( February 19, 1811 &ndash April 24, 1883) was a French Novelist. He produced art criticism in L'Histoire de la peinture flamande et hollandaise (1846); semi-historical sketches in Mlle de la Vallière et Mme de Montespan (1860) and Galerie de portraits du XVIII siècle (1844); literary criticism in Le Roi Voltaire (1858) and his famous satirical Histoire du quarante et unième fauteuil de l'Académie française (1855); drama in his Comédiennes (1857); poetry in his Symphonie de vingt ans (1867), Cent et un sonnets (1873), etc. ; and novels, Les Filles d'Eve (1852) and many others. He was long editor of L'Artiste and for some years was editor and proprietor of La Presse.
In 1849, through the influence of Rachel, he was entrusted with the administration of the Theâtre Français, a position he filled with unfailing tact and success until 1859, when he was made inspector-general of works of art. Rachel (; meaning "ewe" is the second and favorite Wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin, first mentioned in the The Comédie-Française or Théâtre-Français is one of the few State Theaters in France.
His Confessions, souvenirs d'un demi-siècle appeared in 1885-1891. See also J Lemaître, Arsène Houssaye (1897), with a bibliography. François Élie Jules Lemaître ( April 27, 1853 - August 4, 1914) was a French Critic and Dramatist.
His son Henry was a noted historian. Henry Houssaye ( 24 February 1848 &ndash 23 September 1911) was a French Historian and academician
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