Literature
Charles Leconte de Lisle
A major Parnassian poet, born in Saint-Paul; elected to the Académie française in 1886.
Biography
Charles Leconte de Lisle was born on 22 October 1818 in Saint-Paul on Bourbon (Réunion's former name). He left the island young and settled in France, where he became one of the central figures of the Parnassian movement, a school of poetry that put formal perfection and objectivity at the heart of its aesthetic. Author of Poèmes antiques (1852), Poèmes barbares (1862) and Poèmes tragiques (1884), he played a defining role in French literary history in the second half of the 19th century. Elected to the Académie française in 1886, he succeeded Victor Hugo there and served as librarian of the Senate. He died in Louveciennes on 17 July 1894.
Contribution
A central figure of the Parnassian movement; author of Poèmes antiques, Poèmes barbares and Poèmes tragiques; elected to the Académie française in 1886.
Sources (1)
- https://www.academie-francaise.fr/les-immortels/charles-leconte-de-lisle
