Anselme Mathieu
Anselme Mathieu | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 April 1828 |
| Died | 8 February 1895(1895-02-08) (aged 66) |
| Occupation | Poet |
Anselme Mathieu (21 April 1828 - 8 February 1895) was a French Provencal poet.
Early life
[edit]Anselme Mathieu was born 21 April 1828 in Chateauneuf-du-Pape.[1][2][3] His parents were the fourth-generation owners of the Domaine Mathieu, a vineyard still in operation today.[2][4]
Poetry
[edit]Mathieu was a Provencal poet.[1] He published poems in Armana prouvencau under the pseudonym of Felibre di Poutoun.[2]
On 21 May 1854, he co-founded the Felibrige movement with Joseph Roumanille, Frederic Mistral, Theodore Aubanel, Jean Brunet, Paul Giera and Alphonse Tavan.[2][4]
He published La Farandole, a collection of poems, in 1862.[2] Mistral contributed the foreword.[2]
Wine
[edit]Mathieu introduced the co-founders of the Felibrige to the red wine produced by his family vineyard.[2] Moreover, he introduced it to Alphonse Daudet, another writer from Provence, who called it, "royal, imperial, pontifical."[2]
Additionally, Mathieu introduced Alexandre Dumas and Alphonse de Lamartine, two writers from Paris, to this wine.[2]
Death
[edit]He died on 8 February 1895.[1][3]
Legacy
[edit]- The College Anselme Mathieu, a secondary school in Avignon, is named in his honour.[5]
References
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- ^ a b c Anselme Mathieu (1828-1895), Bibliotheque nationale de France
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Federation Alphone Daudet: Les chemins d'Alphonse Daudet: Chateauneuf-du-Pape
- ^ a b Adolphe van Bever, Les poetes du terroir, Paris: Charles Delagrave, 1911-1914, p. 389 [1]
- ^ a b Chateauneuf-du-Pape: Domaine Mathieu Archived July 24, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ French Ministry of Education: College Anselme Mathieu
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