Tristan Corbière
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| - | In 1873 there had appeared in Paris a book of poems called "Les Amours Jaunes," by a writer who signed himself Tristan Corbiere. "[[Les Amours Jaunes"]] was received with complete indifference, and scarcely more than a year after it appeared, the author died of consumption. | + | "[[Corbière]] était en chair et en os tout bêtement. Son vers vit, rit, pleure très peu, se moque bien, et blague encore mieux. Amer d’ailleurs et salé comme son cher Océan, nullement berceur ainsi qu’il arrive parfois à ce turbulent ami, mais roulant comme lui des rayons de soleil, de lune et d’étoiles dans la phosphorescence d’une houle et de vagues enragées ! Il devint Parisien un instant, mais sans le sale esprit mesquin : des hoquets, un vomissement, l’ironie féroce et pimpante, de la bile et de la fièvre s’exaspérant en génie et jusqu’à qu’elle gaîté !"--''[[Les poètes maudits (Verlaine)|Les poètes maudits]]'' (1884) by Paul Verlaine |
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| - | He made a pose of his unsociability and of what he considered his physical ugliness, at the same time that he undoubtedly suffered over them. Melancholy, with a feverishly active mind, full of groanings and vulgar jokes, he used to amuse himself by going about in convict's clothes and by firing guns and revolvers out the window in protest against the singing of the village choir; and on one occasion, on a visit to Rome, he appeared in the streets in evening dress, with a mitre on his head and two eyes painted on his forehead, leading a pig decorated with ribbons. --''[[Axel's Castle]]'' | + | "C'était pendant le [[Carnaval]]. Il sortit dans les rues de [[Rome]] en habit de bal, irréprochablement ganté, coiffé d une [[mitre]] superbe. Au-dessus de ses sourcils rasés il s'était peint deux gros yeux levés au ciel, et il tenait en laisse un jeune [[porc]] enrubanné de faveurs roses. La foule s'ameuta et voulut le lapider. Il s'échappa par miracle et quitta Rome. Il ne rapporta comme souvenir d'Italie que sa fameuse mitre, qu'il mettait de temps en temps en fumant sa pipe à la fenêtre et en distribuant à la population morlaisienne ahurie des bénédictions équivoques." --''[[Tristan Corbière, essai de biographie et de bibliographie avec deux portraits de Tristan Corbière]]'' (1904) by René Martineau |
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| - | '''Tristan Corbière''' ([[July 18]], [[1845]] – [[March 1]], [[1875]]), born '''Édouard-Joachim Corbière''', a [[poet]] from [[Brittany]] who wrote in the [[French language]], was born at the de Coat-Congar [[mansion]] in [[Morlaix]] ([[Bretagne]]), where he lived most of his life and where he died. | + | '''Tristan Corbière''' (1845 – 1875) was a [[French poet]] known for his collection of poems ''[[Les Amours jaunes]]'' (1873). |
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| + | Hailing from [[Brittany]], he wrote in the [[French language]], was born at the de Coat-Congar [[mansion]] in [[Morlaix]] ([[Bretagne]]), where he lived most of his life and where he died. | ||
| His work was little known until [[Paul Verlaine]] included him in his gallery of ''[[Poète maudit|poètes maudits]]'', "accursed poets;" but Verlaine's recommendation was enough to get his work noticed and established him as one of the masters acknowledged by the [[Symbolism (arts)|Symbolists]]. | His work was little known until [[Paul Verlaine]] included him in his gallery of ''[[Poète maudit|poètes maudits]]'', "accursed poets;" but Verlaine's recommendation was enough to get his work noticed and established him as one of the masters acknowledged by the [[Symbolism (arts)|Symbolists]]. | ||
| - | His only published verse in his lifetime appeared in ''[[Les amours jaunes]]'', [[1873]]. Corbière died of [[tuberculosis]] at the age of 29. | + | His only published verse in his lifetime appeared in ''[[Les amours jaunes]]'' (1873). Corbière died of [[tuberculosis]] at the age of 29. |
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"Corbière était en chair et en os tout bêtement. Son vers vit, rit, pleure très peu, se moque bien, et blague encore mieux. Amer d’ailleurs et salé comme son cher Océan, nullement berceur ainsi qu’il arrive parfois à ce turbulent ami, mais roulant comme lui des rayons de soleil, de lune et d’étoiles dans la phosphorescence d’une houle et de vagues enragées ! Il devint Parisien un instant, mais sans le sale esprit mesquin : des hoquets, un vomissement, l’ironie féroce et pimpante, de la bile et de la fièvre s’exaspérant en génie et jusqu’à qu’elle gaîté !"--Les poètes maudits (1884) by Paul Verlaine "In 1873 there had appeared in Paris a book of poems called "Les Amours Jaunes," by a writer who signed himself Tristan Corbiere. "Les Amours Jaunes" was received with complete indifference, and scarcely more than a year after it appeared, the author died of consumption." --Axel's Castle (1931) by Edmund Wilson "C'était pendant le Carnaval. Il sortit dans les rues de Rome en habit de bal, irréprochablement ganté, coiffé d une mitre superbe. Au-dessus de ses sourcils rasés il s'était peint deux gros yeux levés au ciel, et il tenait en laisse un jeune porc enrubanné de faveurs roses. La foule s'ameuta et voulut le lapider. Il s'échappa par miracle et quitta Rome. Il ne rapporta comme souvenir d'Italie que sa fameuse mitre, qu'il mettait de temps en temps en fumant sa pipe à la fenêtre et en distribuant à la population morlaisienne ahurie des bénédictions équivoques." --Tristan Corbière, essai de biographie et de bibliographie avec deux portraits de Tristan Corbière (1904) by René Martineau |
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Tristan Corbière (1845 – 1875) was a French poet known for his collection of poems Les Amours jaunes (1873).
Life
Hailing from Brittany, he wrote in the French language, was born at the de Coat-Congar mansion in Morlaix (Bretagne), where he lived most of his life and where he died.
His work was little known until Paul Verlaine included him in his gallery of poètes maudits, "accursed poets;" but Verlaine's recommendation was enough to get his work noticed and established him as one of the masters acknowledged by the Symbolists.
His only published verse in his lifetime appeared in Les amours jaunes (1873). Corbière died of tuberculosis at the age of 29.
