The Athénée Louisianais (est. 1876) was a
francophone
French became an international language in the Middle Ages, when the power of the Kingdom of France made it the second international language, alongside Latin. This status continued to grow into the 18th century, by which time French was the l ...
literary society in
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Louisiana
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. Founding members were
P. G. T. Beauregard
Pierre Gustave Toutant-Beauregard (May 28, 1818 - February 20, 1893) was a Confederate general officer of Louisiana Creole descent who started the American Civil War by leading the attack on Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861. Today, he is commonly ...
, Oliver Carrière, Paul Fourchy, J. G. Hava, Auguste Jas, Sabin Martin, , Armand Mercier, Léona Queyrouze, and Charles Turpin. It published a magazine, ''Comptes-Rendus de l'Athénée Louisianais,'' and began an essay contest in 1878. It organized lectures by
Eugène Brieux,
Hughes Le Roux
Robert Charles Henri Le Roux (1860–1925), known by the pen name Hugues Le Roux, was a French writer and journalist who wrote primarily about the French colonies and travel.
Early life
He was the son of Charles Clovis Le Roux and Henriette Go ...
,
Henri de Régnier, and , among others. Around 1913 the group operated from headquarters in the
Hibernia Bank Building on Gravier Street.
As of 1929 it belonged to the Fédération de l'Alliance française.
See also
![1882 Comptes Rendus Athenee Louisianais New Orleans](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d/1882_Comptes_Rendus_Athenee_Louisianais_New_Orleans.png)
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Francophone literature
Francophone literature is literature written in the French language. The existence of a plurality of literatures in the French language has been recognised, although the autonomy of these literatures is less defined than the plurality of literat ...
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Literature of Louisiana
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Louisiana French
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French Louisiana
References
Bibliography
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External links
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Records of Athénée Louisianaisa
The Historic New Orleans Collection
1876 establishments in Louisiana
Clubs and societies in the United States
Culture of New Orleans
Organizations established in 1876
French-American culture in Louisiana
French-language culture
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