Claude Adhémar André Theuriet (; 8 October 1833 in Marly-le-Roi – 23 April 1907 in
Bourg-la-Reine
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History
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) was a 19th-century French poet and novelist.
Life
Theuriet was born at Marly-le-Roi (
Seine et Oise
Seine-et-Oise () was the former department of France encompassing the western, northern and southern parts of the metropolitan area of Paris.Bar-le-Duc in his mother's province of Lorraine.
Theuriet studied law in Paris and joined the public service, attaining the rank of ''chef de bureau'', before his retirement during 1886. He published the ''Chemin des bois'', a volume of poems, many of which had been published already in the ''
Revue des Deux Mondes
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According to its website, "it is today the place for debates a ...
'' in 1867; ''Le bleu et le noir, poèmes de la vie réelle'' (1874), ''Nos oiseaux'' (1886), and other volumes followed.
M. Theuriet gives natural, simple description of rustic and especially of woodland life, and Théophile Gautier compared him to Shakespeare's
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of the forest of Arden. The best of his novels are those that deal with provincial and country life.
Theuriet received the ' from the
Académie française
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in 1890, of which he became a member during 1896. He died on 23 April 1907, and was succeeded at the academy by Jean Richepin.
He was made a Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur during 1879, and was made an Officier de la Légion d'honneur during 1895.
His grandson André Theuriet became a versatile sportsman mostly known as an international rugby union player and swimmer.André THEURIET (1887–1965) scuf.org
Bibliography
* ''Le mariage de Gérard'' (1875)
* ''Raymonde'' (1877)
* ''Le fils Maugars'' (1879)
* ''La maison des Deux Barbeaux'' (1879)
* ''Sauvageonne'' (1880)
* ''Reine des bois'' (1890)
* ''Villa tranquille'' (1899)
* ''Le manuscrit du chanoine'' (1902)