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Francis Poictevin
Francis Paul Édouard Adrien Poictevin (27 June 1854 - 6 May 1904) was a French writer, dandy and novelist. Born to the banker Paul Poictevin in Paris, his novels amplified the processes of "artistic writing". He was a disciple of Edmond de Goncourt, friend and confident of Joris-Karl Huysmans, but turned more and more towards mysticism and madness. Forgotten, he was later strongly admired by Louis Aragon, Paul Éluard and André Breton. Life Growing up in an affluent environment, after his secondary education at the lycée Louis-le-Grand and studies of law, he travelled in Germany, England and Italy and studied literature but did not take up a job. In 1882 he met Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly, the start of a friendship and a five-year correspondence. Rich and eccentric, he was one of the models for his friend Joris-Karl Huysmans's character Des Esseintes in ''À rebours''. Dedicated to Edmond de Goncourt, whose salon he regularly attended, his second novel ''Ludine'' was published ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Poictevin
Francis Paul Édouard Adrien Poictevin (27 June 1854 - 6 May 1904) was a French writer, dandy and novelist. Born to the banker Paul Poictevin in Paris, his novels amplified the processes of "artistic writing". He was a disciple of Edmond de Goncourt, friend and confident of Joris-Karl Huysmans, but turned more and more towards mysticism and madness. Forgotten, he was later strongly admired by Louis Aragon, Paul Éluard and André Breton. Life Growing up in an affluent environment, after his secondary education at the lycée Louis-le-Grand and studies of law, he travelled in Germany, England and Italy and studied literature but did not take up a job. In 1882 he met Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly, the start of a friendship and a five-year correspondence. Rich and eccentric, he was one of the models for his friend Joris-Karl Huysmans's character Des Esseintes in ''À rebours''. Dedicated to Edmond de Goncourt, whose salon he regularly attended, his second novel ''Ludine'' was published ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
