Charles Marie René Leconte de Lisle
Also known as Leconte de Lisle
French poet (1818–1894)
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Charles Marie René Leconte de Lisle was a French poet who lived from 1818 to 1894 and became a leading figure of the Parnassian movement, which emphasized artistic perfection and objective beauty in poetry. His work is important in French literary history as an influential example of 19th-century poetic innovation that moved away from Romantic emotionalism toward more carefully crafted, intellectually rigorous verse.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1818
- Died
- 1894
- Works
- 108
Top works
- Homère
- Premières poésies et lettres intimes
- Hésiode [hesiodus], Hymnes Orphiques [orpheus], Théocrite [theocritus], Bion, Moskhos [moschus], Tyrtée [tyrtaeus], Odes Anacréontiques [anacreon]
- Oeuvres de Leconte de Lisle
- Les poèmes hindous de Leconte de Lisle
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- France
- Active from
- 1818-10-22
- Active to
- 1894-07-17
poet
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Works in European collections
10 objects attributed to Charles Marie René Leconte de Lisle, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Article
Charles Marie René Leconte de Lisle ( French: [ʃaʁl maʁi ʁəne ləkɔ̃t də lil]; 22 October 1818 – 17 July 1894) was a French poet of the Parnassian movement. He is traditionally known by his surname only, Leconte de Lisle.
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