Joseph Desanat
Joseph Desanat | |
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 Relief of Joseph Desanat byJean Barnabé AmyinJardin des Plantes(Tarascon) | |
| Born | 1796 |
| Died | 1873 |
| Occupation(s) | Poet, journal editor |
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Joseph Desanat(1796-1873) was a FrenchProvençalpoet and journal editor.
Early life[edit]
Joseph Desanat was born in 1796 in Tarascon.[1][2]
Career[edit]
Desanat was first a courtier.[1]He then moved toMarseille,where he madecharcuterie.[1][2]
In 1841, Desanat foundedLou Bouil-Abaïsso,a literary journal of Provençal poetry published in Marseille.[3][4]The journal ran from 1841 to 1842, and from 1844 to 1846.[1]Desanat encouraged his friendJean-Baptiste Gautto submit poems, leading to a career as a poet and an advocacy of theFélibrigemovement.[5]
A prolific Provençal poet himself, Desanat's use of the language is remarkable as it predatesFrédéric Mistral's spelling rules.[1]
Death[edit]
He died in 1873.[2]
Legacy[edit]
TheBoulevard Joseph Desanatin Tarascon was named in his honour.[1]
References[edit]
- ^abcdefArles Region Visitor Center: Boulevard Joseph Desanat
- ^abcFrequence Sud: Boulevard Joseph Tarascon
- ^Constance Elizabeth Maud (ed.), Alma Strettel (ed.),Memoirs of Mistral,New York, Baker & Taylor, 1907, p. 107[1]
- ^David Streight,Théodore Aubanel: sensual poetry and the Provençal church,Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, France: Édicioun dóu Gregau, 1996, p. 23[2]
- ^Emma Robert,Le Félibre Gaut, histoire d’un héros provençal,L'Express,Archives 2013/2014
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