Joseph d'Arbaud

Joseph d'Arbaud (4 October 1874 – 2 March 1950) was a French poet and writer from Provence.[1] He was a leading figure in the Provençal Revival, a literary movement of the nineteenth century.[2]

Joseph d'Arbaud in 1935
Joseph d'Arbaud
Born4 October 1874
Meyrargues, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Died2 March 1950 (1950-03-03) (aged 75)
Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
OccupationPoet
Parent(s)Philippe d'Arbaud
Marie-Louise Valère-Martin

Biography

Early life

Joseph d'Arbaud was born in an aristocratic family in Meyrargues on 4 October 1874.[3] His father was Philippe d'Arbaud and his mother, Marie-Louise Valère-Martin. He was educated by Jesuits in Avignon, then studied the Law in Aix-en-Provence.[3]

Career

After spending a few years with young writers from Aix-en-Provence, he left for Camargue and became a bull-herder.[3] In 1918, he became a chief figure in Félibrige, a literary and cultural association founded by Frédéric Mistral (1830–1914) and other Provençal writers to defend and promote Langue d'oc languages and literatures.[3] Le Monde referred to d'Arbaud as Mistral's fils spirituel (spiritual son).[4]

D'Arbaud wrote in Provençal and translated his own works into French. Mistral penned a foreword to d'Arbaud's 1913 collection of poems Le Laurier d'Arles. Together with Emile Sicard, d'Arbaud also edited a local literary magazine titled Le Feu.[5]

Death

He died in Aix-en-Provence on 2 March 1950.[3]

Bibliography
  • La bête du Vaccarès [6]
  • The Beast, and Other Tales, Northwestern University Press, 2020. [7]

References
  1. Roche, Alphonse V. (March 15, 1942). "Modern Provencal Literature and Joseph d'Arbaud". Books Abroad. 16 (2): 131–134. doi:10.2307/40082563. JSTOR 40082563.
  2. Aston, S. C. (1958). "Provençal Studies". The Year's Work in Modern Language Studies. 20: 172–183. doi:10.1163/22224297-90001188. JSTOR 25831415.
  3. :: Bibliothèque municipale de Sceaux :: Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Henriot, Emile (March 21, 1951). "Joseph d'Arbaud, fils de Mistral". Le Monde (March 21, 1951). Le Monde. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  5. Sussex, R. T. (1974). "Joseph d'Arbaud, Poet of the Camarge". Journal of the Australasian Universities Language and Literature Association. 42 (1): 175–185. doi:10.1179/aulla.1974.002.
  6. Aix en Provence - Tourist Office - Provence - France Archived 2007-08-07 at the Wayback Machine
  7. d'Arbaud, Jóusè (September 15, 2020). The Beast, and Other Tales (First ed.). Evanston, Illinois: Northwestern University Press. ISBN 978-0-8101-4312-8. Retrieved 3 June 2020.


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