Hugo Grotius
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| - | [[Image:Honoré Gabriel Riqueti de Mirabeau, pained by Joseph Boze.jpg|thumb|right|200px|In May [[1777]], [[Comte de Mirabeau]], [[18th century]] French aristocrat was imprisoned at [[prison of Vincennes|Vincennes]]. There he met [[Marquis de Sade]], both of them imprisoned by [[lettre de cachet]], both [[libertine]]s; however the two [[dislike]]d each other intensely. They both [[writing in prison|wrote prolifically in prison]], both suffered from [[graphomania]], Mirabeau would write ''[[Lettres à Sophie|letters to Sophie]]'', ''[[Le Libertin de qualité|Le libertin de qualité]]'' and the ''[[Erotika Biblion]]''; Sade was incarcerated in various [[prison]]s and [[insane asylum]]s for about 32 years (out of a total of 74) of his life; much of his writing, starting with his debut ''[[Dialogue Between a Priest and a Dying Man]]'' [[writing in prison|was done during his imprisonment]].]] | ||
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| - | '''Prison literature''' is a [[literary genre]] characterized by literature that is written while the author is confined in a location against his will, such as a [[prison]], jail or [[house arrest]]. | + | '''Hugo Grotius''' or '''Huig de Groot''', or '''Hugo de Groot'''; ([[Delft]], [[10 April]] [[1583]] – [[Rostock]], [[28 August]] [[1645]]) worked as a [[jurist]] in the [[Dutch Republic]] and laid the foundations with [[Francisco de Vitoria]] for [[international law]], based on [[natural law]]. He was also a [[philosopher]], [[Christian apologist]], [[playwright]], and [[poet]]. |
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| - | Some notable historical examples of prison literature include [[Boethius]]'s ''[[Consolation of Philosophy]]'' (524 AD) which has been described as “by far the most interesting example of prison literature the world has ever seen.” [[Hugo Grotius]] wrote his ''Commentaries'' while in prison. [[Miguel de Cervantes]] was held captive as a galley slave between 1575-80 and from this he drew inspiration for his novel ''[[Don Quixote]]'' (1605). [[Sir Walter Raleigh]] compiled his ''History of the World, Volume 1'' in a prison chamber in the [[Tower of London]], but he was only able to complete Volume 1 before he was executed. [[John Bunyan]] wrote [[The Pilgrim's Progress]] (1678) while in jail. [[Martin Luther]] translated the New Testament into German while held at [[Wartburg Castle]]. | + | |
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| - | == Literature written in prison == | + | |
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| - | :''[[prison]], [[literature]], [[prison literature]]'' | + | |
| - | *''[[Our Lady of the Flowers]]'' by Genet | + | |
| - | *''[[Fanny Hill]]'' by Cleland | + | |
| - | *''[[Prison Notebooks]]'' by [[Gramsci]] | + | |
| - | *Most of [[Marquis de Sade]]'s work | + | |
| - | *Man of [[Comte de Mirabeau]]'s works | + | |
| - | *''[[A Journey around my Room]]'' by [[Xavier de Maistre]] | + | |
| - | *''[[Mein Kampf]]'' | + | |
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| - | == See also == | + | |
| - | *[[Prison in postcolonial literature]] | + | |
| - | == See also == | + | |
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| - | ABRAMOWITZ, ISIDORE (ED.) Great Prisoners, THE - First Anthology of Literature Written in Prison | + | |
| - | New York, Dutton, 1946 | + | |
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Hugo Grotius or Huig de Groot, or Hugo de Groot; (Delft, 10 April 1583 – Rostock, 28 August 1645) worked as a jurist in the Dutch Republic and laid the foundations with Francisco de Vitoria for international law, based on natural law. He was also a philosopher, Christian apologist, playwright, and poet.
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