Frédéric Soulié
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| - | [[Frédéric Soulié]] ([[Foix]] [[December 23]] [[1800]] - [[Bièvre]] [[September 23]] [[1847]]) is French writer of the [[roman frénétique]]. In his time he was as well known as [[Balzac]] or [[Eugène Sue]]. His ''[[Les Mémoires du diable]]'' (1838) is mentioned in [[Colin Wilson]]'s ''[[The Misfits]]'' and ''[[The Romantic Agony]]''. | + | [[Frédéric Soulié]] (1800 - 1847) was a [[French writer]] . In his time was as well known as Honoré de Balzac or Eugène Sue, today he is best remembered for ''[[The Devil's Memoirs]]'' (1838). |
| + | ==Life== | ||
| + | Frédéric Soulié was born in [[Foix]], the son of a [[philosopher]] professor. He gained a [[law degree]] before going to [[Paris]] to pursue a literary life. Though his early historical dramas were unsuccessful, he gained more attention with the novel ''Les deux cadavres'' (1832).<ref>France Canh-Gruyer, [http://www.universalis.fr/encyclopedie/frederic-soulie/ Frédéric Soulié], ''Encyclopaedia Universalis''. Accessed 13 January 2013.</ref> | ||
| - | == French profile == | ||
| - | '''Frédéric Soulié''' est un romancier et auteur dramatique français, né à [[Foix]] le 23 décembre [[1800]], mort à [[Bièvre]] le 23 septembre [[1847]]. | + | ==Works== |
| - | Fils d'un employé des Contributions, Frédéric Soulié vécut dans diverses villes de province avant de venir faire des études de droit à Paris. Là, il s'engage dans diverses activités politiques et est contraint d'aller teminer ses études à [[Rennes]]. Il entre ensuite dans l'Administration, à [[Laval (Mayenne)|Laval]]. | + | ===Plays=== |
| + | * ''Roméo et Juliette'', 1828. | ||
| + | * ''[[Christine à Fontainebleau]], 1829. | ||
| + | * ''Clotilde'', 1832. | ||
| + | * ''Diane de Chivri'', 1839 | ||
| + | * ''Le fils de la folle'' | ||
| + | * ''Le Proscrit'', 1840 | ||
| + | * ''La Closerie des Genêts'', 1846. | ||
| - | Mais, en [[1824]], il démissionne pour revenir à Paris. Attiré par le milieu littéraire, il commence à publier quelques poèmes et trouve un emploi de directeur d'une scierie qui lui permet d'assurer sa susbistance. | + | ===Novels=== |
| - | + | * ''Les deux cadavres'' [The two corpses], 1832. | |
| - | En [[1828]], il se fait remarquer par une traduction de [[Roméo et Juliette]], jouée à l'[[théâtre de l'Odéon|Odéon]]. Il devient journaliste, et publie des nouvelles. | + | * ''Le vicomte de Béziers'', 1834. |
| - | + | * ''Le comte de Toulouse'', 1835. | |
| - | Le succès arrive en [[1832]] avec une pièce de théâtre, ''Clothilde'', et un roman, ''Les Deux Cadavres''. Il publie ensuite quantité de romans, nouvelles et pièces de théâtre. | + | * ''[[Les mémoires du diable]]'' [Memoirs of the devil], 1837-8. |
| - | + | * ''Les prétendus'' [The pretenders], 1842. | |
| - | À l'époque aussi célèbre que [[Honoré de Balzac|Balzac]] ou [[Eugène Sue]], son œuvre la plus connue est ''Les Mémoires du Diable''. | + | * ''La lionne'' [The lion], 1846 |
| - | + | * ''La comtesse de Monrion'', 1847 | |
| - | + | * ''Confession générale'' | |
| - | == Bibliographie partielle == | + | * ''Eulalie Pons'' |
| - | * Clothilde (théâtre, 1832) | + | * ''La Comtesse de Mourion'' |
| - | * Les deux cadavres (roman, 1832) | + | * ''Saturnin Fichet'' |
| - | * Le comte de Toulouse (roman, 1835) | + | ==See also== |
| - | * Le vicomte de Béziers (roman, 1835) | + | *[[roman frénétique]] |
| - | * Sathaniel (roman, 1837) | + | {{GFDL}} |
| - | * Les Mémoires du diable (roman, 1837-1838) | + | |
| - | * Diane de Chivry (théâtre, 1839) | + | |
| - | * Le Lion amoureux (roman, 1841) | + | |
| - | * La Closerie des genêts (théâtre, 1846){{GFDL}} | + | |
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Frédéric Soulié (1800 - 1847) was a French writer . In his time was as well known as Honoré de Balzac or Eugène Sue, today he is best remembered for The Devil's Memoirs (1838).
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Life
Frédéric Soulié was born in Foix, the son of a philosopher professor. He gained a law degree before going to Paris to pursue a literary life. Though his early historical dramas were unsuccessful, he gained more attention with the novel Les deux cadavres (1832).<ref>France Canh-Gruyer, Frédéric Soulié, Encyclopaedia Universalis. Accessed 13 January 2013.</ref>
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Works
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Plays
- Roméo et Juliette, 1828.
- Christine à Fontainebleau, 1829.
- Clotilde, 1832.
- Diane de Chivri, 1839
- Le fils de la folle
- Le Proscrit, 1840
- La Closerie des Genêts, 1846.
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Novels
- Les deux cadavres [The two corpses], 1832.
- Le vicomte de Béziers, 1834.
- Le comte de Toulouse, 1835.
- Les mémoires du diable [Memoirs of the devil], 1837-8.
- Les prétendus [The pretenders], 1842.
- La lionne [The lion], 1846
- La comtesse de Monrion, 1847
- Confession générale
- Eulalie Pons
- La Comtesse de Mourion
- Saturnin Fichet
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See also
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