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Joseph Bédier (b. January 1, 1864, Paris – d. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city August 29, 1938, Le Grand-Serre) was an important 20th century French writer and scholar. Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The twentieth century of the Common Era began on This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.

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Background/education

Joseph Bédier was a son of lawyer Adolphe Bédier. Of Breton origin, Bédier spent his childhood in Réunion. Brittany (Breizh bʁejs Bretagne; Gallo: Bertaèyn) is a former independent Celtic kingdom and Duchy, now incorporated into Réunion ( French: Réunion or formally La Réunion; previously Île Bourbon) is an island located in the Indian Ocean, east of

From 1889, he was a teacher of medieval French literature at various universities (1889-1891 Freiburg/Switzerland, c. 1903 Collège de France in Paris).

Accomplishments

Modern theories of the fabliaux and the chansons de geste are based on two of Bédier's studies. The fabliau (plural fabliaux or "'fablieaux'" is a comic usually anonymous tale written by Jongleurs in northeast France circa the 13th The chansons de geste, Old French for "songs of Heroic deeds lineages" are the epic poems that appear at the dawn of French literature

Bédier revived interest in several important old French texts, including Le roman de Tristan et Iseut (1900), La chanson de Roland (1921), and Les fabliaux (1893). Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar The Song of Roland (La Chanson de Roland is the oldest remaining major work of French literature. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common He was a member of the Académie française from 1920 until his death. L'Académie française, or the French Academy, is the pre-eminent French learned body on matters pertaining to the French language. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar

His Tristan et Iseut was translated into Cornish by A. For the Cornish-English dialect see West Country dialects and List of Cornish dialect words. S. D. Smith and into English by Hilaire Belloc and Paul Rosenfeld. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Joseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc (27 July 1870 &ndash 16 July 1953 was a French -born Writer who became a Naturalised British subject Paul Leopold Rosenfeld ( May 4[[ 890]]&ndash July 21[[ 946]] was an American journalist best known as a music critic

Bédier was also joint editor of the two-volume Littérature Française, one of the most valuable modern general histories of French literature.

Works of Joseph Bédier

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Preceded by
Edmond Rostand		 Seat 31
Académie française
1920-1938		 Succeeded by
Jérôme Tharaud
Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Edmond Eugène Alexis Rostand ( April 1, 1868 &ndash December 2, 1918) was a French Poet and Dramatist. This is a list of members of the Académie française (French Academy by seat number L'Académie française, or the French Academy, is the pre-eminent French learned body on matters pertaining to the French language. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
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