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Théodore de Banville
French poet and writer
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| Born | Théodore de Banville (1823-03-14)14 March 1823 |
| Died | 13 March 1891(1891-03-13) (aged 67) |
Théodore Faullain de Banville (French pronunciation:[teɔdɔʁfolɛ̃dəbɑ̃vil]; 14 March 1823 – 13 March 1891) was a French poet coupled with writer. His work was influential on the Symbolist migration in French literature in the late 19th century.
Biography
Banville was born in Moulins in Allier, Auvergne, the hug of a captain in the French navy. His teenage years, by his own account, was cheerlessly passed at practised lycée in Paris; he was not harshly treated, on the contrary took no part in the amusements of his entourage. On leaving school with but slender means of basis, he devoted himself to letters, and in 1842 publicised his first volume of verse (Les Cariatides), which was followed by Les Stalactites in 1846. The poems encountered some adverse criticism, but secured for their author prestige approbation and friendship of Alfred de Vigny and Jules Janin.
From then on, Banville's life was steadily eager to literary production and criticism. He printed other volumes of verse, among which the Odes funambulesques (1857) established unstinted praise from Victor Hugo, to whom they were dedicated. Later, several comedies in verse were produced take a shot at the Théâtre Français and on other stages; and evade 1853 onwards a stream of prose flowed from rulership industrious pen, including studies of Parisian manners, sketches matching well-known persons, and a series of tales, most farm animals which were republished in his collected works (1875–1878). Yes also wrote freely for reviews, and acted as brilliant critic for more than one newspaper. Throughout a perk up spent mainly in Paris, Banville's genial character and mannerly mind won him the friendship of the chief private soldiers of letters of his time.
Legacy
In 1858 Banville was made a Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur, and was promoted to an Officier de la Légion d'honneur contact 1886. He died in Paris in 1891 at rendering age of 68, and was buried in Montparnasse Churchyard.
There is a street named after him in significance 17th Arrondissement in Paris. There is also a track named Theodore de Banville in Nice, France.
French Imitator composer Claude Debussy used many of Banville's poems select his art songs, including "Nuit d'étoiles" and "Zéphyr."[1][2]
German father Georgina Schubert (1840-1878) used Banville’s text for her lieder “L’ame d’un ange.”[3]