Joseph Desanat
Joseph Desanat | |
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| Born | 1796 |
| Died | 1873 |
| Occupation | Poet, journal editor |
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Joseph Desanat (1796-1873) was a French Provençal poet and journal editor.
Early life[]
Joseph Desanat was born in 1796 in Tarascon.[1][2]
Career[]
Desanat was first a courtier.[1] He then moved to Marseille, where he made charcuterie.[1][2]
In 1841, Desanat founded , a literary journal of Provençal poetry published in Marseille.[3][4] The journal ran from 1841 to 1842, and from 1844 to 1846.[1] Desanat encouraged his friend Jean-Baptiste Gaut to submit poems, leading to a career as a poet and an advocacy of the Félibrige movement.[5]
A prolific Provençal poet himself, Desanat's use of the language is remarkable as it predates Frédéric Mistral's spelling rules.[1]
Death[]
He died in 1873.[2]
Legacy[]
The Boulevard Joseph Desanat in Tarascon was named in his honour.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Arles Region Visitor Center: Boulevard Joseph Desanat
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Frequence Sud: Boulevard Joseph Tarascon
- ^ Constance Elizabeth Maud (ed.), Alma Strettel (ed.), Memoirs of Mistral, New York, Baker & Taylor, 1907, p. 107 [1]
- ^ David Streight, Théodore Aubanel : sensual poetry and the Provençal church, Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, France : Édicioun dóu Gregau, 1996, p. 23 [2]
- ^ Emma Robert, Le Félibre Gaut, histoire d’un héros provençal, L'Express, Archives 2013/2014
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