Jules Lemaître facts for kids
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Jules Lemaître
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| Born | François Élie Jules Lemaître 27 April 1853 Vennecy, Loiret |
| Died | 4 August 1914 (aged 61) Tavers, Loiret |
| Occupation | Literary critic, and author |
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Jules Lemaître (born François Élie Jules Lemaître on April 27, 1853 – died August 4, 1914) was a famous French writer. He was known for being a critic (someone who writes reviews and opinions about books and plays) and a dramatist (someone who writes plays for the theater).
Life and Work
Jules Lemaître was born in Vennecy, a town in Loiret, France. He became a professor, which is a teacher at a university, at the University of Grenoble in 1883. Even before this, he was already well-known for his literary criticism. This means he was good at writing about and analyzing books and plays.
In 1884, Lemaître decided to leave his teaching job. He wanted to spend all his time focusing on writing and literature. He took over from Jean-Jacques Weiss as the drama critic for a newspaper called Journal des Débats. Later, he also wrote for another important magazine, the Revue des Deux Mondes.
His writings about authors were collected in a series of books called Les Contemporains. There were seven parts published between 1886 and 1899. His reviews of plays were gathered in ten books called Impressions de Théàtre, published from 1888 to 1898.
Jules Lemaître was very good at understanding modern authors. His writings showed great insight and often surprising opinions. He also wrote in a fun and original way. Because of his talent, he was chosen to join the French Academy on January 16, 1896. This is a very respected group of French writers, poets, and scholars.
Political Views
Lemaître also had strong ideas about politics. He shared his political views in a book called La Campagne Nationaliste (1902). This book was based on talks he gave in different parts of France with Godefroy Cavaignac.
He also led a group that promoted French national pride. This group was called the Ligue de la Patrie Française. It started in 1898 with three young university teachers. They wanted to show their support for France and its values. The group gained support from famous writers and thinkers, including Jules Lemaître himself.
In 1904, Jules Lemaître decided to leave the Ligue de la Patrie Française. After that, he spent the rest of his life focusing on his writing. He passed away in Tavers when he was 61 years old.
Famous Sayings
Here are some well-known quotes from Jules Lemaître:
- "There are a thousand ways of seeing the same object."
- "The body has a character as complex and as difficult to comprehend as the moral character whereof it is the translation and the symbol."
- "Happiness is so fragile that one risks the loss of it by talking of it."
See also
In Spanish: Jules Lemaître para niños
