Jean-Pierre Claris, Chevalier de Florian
- Jean-Pierre Claris, Chevalier de Florian
- Jean-Pierre Claris, Chevalier de Florian
-
Jean-Pierre Claris, Chevalier de Florian
† Catholic_Encyclopedia ► Jean-Pierre Claris, Chevalier de Florian
Born at the château of Florian (Gard), 6 March, 1755; died at Sceaux, 13 September, 1794. An orphan at an early age, he was brought up by his grandfather and studied at St-Hippolyte. At ten years of age he was taken by one of his uncles who was related to Voltaire, to the château of Ferney. The influence of the philosopher was already beginning to be felt by the child when he was sent in 1768 to the Duke of Penthièvre, to act as a page. His sojourn at the château of Anet was very beneficial to him. Not only did the duke interest himself in his studies, and direct his readings, but he gave him good advice and made him promise that he would never write except with reserve and decency. Upon leaving the service of the Duke of Penthièvre, he entered the military school at Bapaume, obtained a commission in the dragoons of Penthièvre, but soon abandoned the army for literature and began to write comedies. He was elected to the Académie Française in 1788. Arrested at Sceaux in 1793, he owed his life to the death of Robespierre, but he outlived the terrors of his imprisonment only a short time. To modern readers, Florian is chiefly known as the author of pretty fables well suited as reading for the young, but his contemporaries praised him also for his poetical and pastoral novels. He was the Boucher and the Watteau of the literature of the eighteenth century and it is remarkable that some of his graceful and delicate works were written in the midst of the Revolution. The list of his works is long. Worthy of mention are: two pastoral novels, "Galatée" and "Estelle"; two poetical novels, "Numa Pompilius" and "Gonzalve de Cordoue"; three volumes of comedies, the principal being "Les Deux Billets", "Le Bon Ménage", "Le Bon Père", "Jeannot et Colin"; two volumes of short stories, a few religious poems, like "Ruth" and "Tobie", etc. Florian was very fond of Spain and its literature, doubtless owing to the influence of his mother, Gilette de Salgue, who was a Castilian. He was loved by his contemporaries as well for his character as for his writings, and he was much praised for his charity.
LOUIS N. DELAMARRE
Transcribed by Tim Drake
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume VIII. — New York: Robert Appleton Company.
Nihil Obstat.
1910.
Catholic encyclopedia.
Look at other dictionaries:
Florian, Jean-Pierre Claris, Chevalier de — • Writer, born at the château of Florian (Gard), 6 March, 1755; died at Sceaux, 13 September, 1794 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 … Catholic encyclopedia
Florian — (spr. rĭang), Jean Pierre Claris de, franz. Dichter, geb. 6. März 1755 im Schloß Florian (Gard), gest. 13. Sept. 1794 in Sceaux, kam in seinem zehnten Jahr mit seinem Onkel, einem Verwandten Voltaires, nach Ferney und gefiel dem Philosophen durch … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon, Duke of Penthièvre — Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon Duke of Penthièvre Penthièvre by Nattier Spouse Maria Teresa Felicitas d Este … Wikipedia
Famille de Claris — Le fabuliste Florian (1755 1794) La famille de Claris, originaire de l Albigeois, fit souche dans les Cévennes, notamment à Sauve. Longtemps vouée à la carrière des armes, elle passa à la postérité par le biais de la littérature … Wikipédia en Français
Französische Literatur — Französische Literatur. Obgleich auch die F. L. dem allgemein gültigen Gesetze, daß die Literatur eines Volkes nur das geistig durch Rede u. Schrift objectirte Nationalbewußtsein modificirt durch den Zeitgeist, also das Ergebniß des… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
vivre — 1. vivre [ vivr ] v. <conjug. : 46> • X e; lat. vivere I ♦ V. intr. 1 ♦ Être en vie; exister. La joie de vivre. « Un vivant dégoûté de vivre » (Musset). « Je ne sais plus bien ce qui me maintient encore en vie sinon l habitude de vivre » (A … Encyclopédie Universelle
vivré — 1. vivre [ vivr ] v. <conjug. : 46> • X e; lat. vivere I ♦ V. intr. 1 ♦ Être en vie; exister. La joie de vivre. « Un vivant dégoûté de vivre » (Musset). « Je ne sais plus bien ce qui me maintient encore en vie sinon l habitude de vivre » (A … Encyclopédie Universelle
PLAISIR — Le plaisir occupe une place décisive dans la culture occidentale, où il engage d’abord tout l’édifice moral . Faut il l’éviter, le rechercher, le situer, le doser? Tel est l’objet de la réflexion populaire, mais aussi des raffinements… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Ópera francesa — La Comédie Française durante el siglo XVIII. La ópera francesa es el arte de la ópera cantada en francés y que se desarrolla en Francia. Francia tiene una de las tradiciones operísticas más importantes de Europa, con obras de compositores… … Wikipedia Español
Hispanismo — Para otros usos de este término, véase Hispanismo (desambiguación). Ilustración de Gustave Doré para Don Quijote (1863). El hispanismo es el estudio de la cultura española e hispanoamericana … Wikipedia Español
