Author
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Gérard de Nerval
French writer, poet, essayist and translator
1808
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1855
movement:
romantic literature
country of citizenship:
France
native language:
French
language of expression:
German, French
educated at:
Lycée Charlemagne
occupation:
writer, poet, playwright, translator, literary critic, journalist
Gérard de Nerval (French: [ʒeʁaʁ də nɛʁval]; 22 May 1808 – 26 January 1855) was the nom-de-plume of the French writer, poet, and translator Gérard Labrunie, a major figure of French romanticism, best known for his novellas and poems, especially the collection Les Filles du feu (The Daughters of Fire), which included the novella Sylvie and the poem "El Desdichado". He played a major role in introducing French readers to the works of German Romantic authors, including Klopstock, Schiller, Bürger and Goethe. His later work merged poetry and journalism in a fictional context and influenced Marcel Proust. His last novella, Aurélia, influenced André Breton and Surrealism.
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