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Jean Moréas
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Ioannis A. Papadiamantopoulos
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| Born | April 15, 1856 Athens, Greece |
| Died | March 31, 1910 (aged 53) Paris, France |
| Occupation | Poet, essayist, art critic |
| Language | French |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Alma mater | University of Paris |
| Relatives | Ioannis Papadiamantopoulos (grandfather), Ioannis Papadiamantopoulos (great uncle) |
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Jean Moréas (born Ioannis A. Papadiamantopoulos; 15 April 1856 – 31 March 1910) was a Greek poet, writer, and art critic. He mostly wrote in French. He also wrote in Greek when he was younger.
About Jean Moréas
Jean Moréas was born in Athens on April 15, 1856. His family was well-known in Greece. His grandfather, also named Ioannis Papadiamantopoulos, was a hero. He fought in the Greek War of Independence. This war helped Greece become a free country. Moréas's great-uncle, Iakovos Tombazis, was also important. He became one of the first admirals in the Greek navy. Moréas's father was a judge, a scholar, and a poet.
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Moréas received a French education. In 1875, he moved to Paris to study law. While in France, he started spending time with other writers. He met a group called "Les Hydropathes." This group included famous writers like Guy de Maupassant. He also knew the Greek artist Demetrios Galanis. Moréas passed away in Paris on March 31, 1910.
His Writings
Moréas published his poems in magazines like Lutèce and Le Chat noir. He later collected his poems into books. Two of his early collections were Les Syrtes and Cantilènes. These poems were greatly influenced by another poet, Paul Verlaine.
Symbolism and New Ideas
At first, Moréas was part of a style called Symbolism. This was a new way of writing and art. He wrote the Symbolist Manifesto in 1886. This was like a public statement about Symbolism. He published it in a newspaper called Le Figaro. He wanted to show that young writers were not "decadent." He was seen as a very important Symbolist poet for several years.
In 1891, Moréas started a new artistic movement. He published a work called Le Pèlerin passionné. This book moved away from some older styles like Romanticism. Instead, it looked back to the art and ideas of Ancient Rome and Ancient Greece. This new style was called the École Romane.
Main Books
Moréas also wrote a novel called Les Demoiselles Goubert. He wrote it with another author, Paul Adam. Some of his most important books include:
- Les Syrtes (1884)
- Les Cantilènes (1886)
- Le Pèlerin passionné (1891)
- Stances (1893)
- Contes de la vielle France (1904)
See also
In Spanish: Jean Moréas para niños
