Achille Millien (4 September 1838 – 12 January 1927) was a French poet and folklorist. His poetic work includes a dozen collections of rustic inspiration: ''La Moisson'', ''Chants agrestes'', ''Musettes et clairons'', ''Chez nous'', ''Aux champs et au foyer'', ''L'Heure du couvre-feu''...

Biography

As soon as 1877, Millien began the systematic collection of folk tales, legends and folk songs of the

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Works

*1860: ''La Moisson'', Paris, C. Vanier, 302 p. *1862: ''Chants agrestes'', Paris, E. Dentu, 298 p. *1862: ''La Leçon rustique'', Nevers, I.-M. Fay, 7 p. *1863–1864: ''Les Poèmes de la nuit. humoristiques'', Paris, E. Dentu, 183 p. *1865–1867: ''Musettes et clairons'', Paris, J. Tardieu, 136 p. *1870: ''Légendes d’aujourd’hui, poèmes suivis de lieds et sonnets'', Paris, Garnier, 228 p. *1874: ''Voix des ruines. Légendes évangéliques. Paysages d’hiver'', Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, 174 p. *1875: ''Nouvelles poésies (1864–1873)'', Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, VIII-404 p. *1877: ''Premières poésies (1859–1863)'', Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, 392 p. *1879: ''Poèmes et sonnets'', Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, 172 p. *1891: ''Chants populaires de la Grèce, de la Serbie et du Monténégro'', Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, 184 p. *1892–1893: ''Fleurs de poésie : poètes portugais, morceaux des poètes étrangers contemporains traduits en vers par Alphonse Millien'', Nevers, G. Vallière, 16 p. *1893: ''Les chants oraux du peuple russe'', Paris, H. Champion, 255 p. *1894: ''Ballades et chansons populaires tchèques et bulgares'', Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, 121 p. *1894: ''Petits contes du Nivernais'', Nevers, G. Vallière, 12 p. *1895–1896: ''Étrennes nivernaises'', Nevers, G. Vallière. *1896: ''Chez nous'', Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, 212 p. *1900: ''Aux champs et au foyer. Plein air. Intérieur. Rêves et souvenirs... '', Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, 176 p. *1904: ''Le Parnasse du XIX: poètes néerlandais, hollandais et flamands'', Paris, Alphonse Lemerre. *1906-1910: ''Chants et chansons populaires'', Paris, E. Leroux, in 2 books and 3 volumes: **Book I (1906): ''Complaintes. Chants historiques'' (1 volume) **Book II (1908 and 1910): ''Chansons anecdotiques'' (2 volumes) *1910: ''L’Heure du couvre-feu. Genêts et bruyères. En Morvan. Chants de Noël. Ballades noires et chansons roses. Épaves'', Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, 292 p. *1913: ''Choix de poésies, édition populaire'', Nevers, T. Ropiteau, 56 p. *1915: ''Sous l’étoile. Petits poèmes de guerre'', Nevers, T. Ropiteau. *1924: ''Roses de Noël. Derniers chants (1916-1924)'', Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, 142 p.

Distinctions

* Chevalier of the

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Bibliography

* Léon Rogier, ''Les Poètes contemporains : Achille Millien'', 1860, Paris, Vanier * Clément Dubourg, ''Chez Achille Millien. Notes intimes pour servir à la bio-bibliographie du poète'', 1900, Nevers, G. Vallière * Marius Gerin, ''Anthologie du poète nivernais Achille Millien'', 1924, Nevers/Paris, Fortin, 268 p. * Maurice Mignon, ''Achille Millien. Poèmes choisis'', 1924, Aix-en-Provence, éd. De la Revue Le Feu, 112 p. *

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, ''Renseignements divers sur la correspondance et les manuscrits d’Achille Millien'' in ''Mémoires de la Société académique du Nivernais'', (pp. 123–129) * Bernard Guineau, ''Chez nous, en terre nivernaise..'', 1981, preface of the exhibition organised by les Amis de La Charité-sur-Loire. * Charles Gardette, ''Achille Millien, folkloriste européen'' in ''Mémoires de la Société académique du Nivernais'', 1983, No 65, (pp. 95–105) * , ''Contes et chansons populaires du Nivernais-Morvan'', 1993, Nevers, exhibition brochure * Jean-François Counillon, ''Achille Millien, du poète de chez nous au chasseur de légendes'' in ''Bulletin de la Société nivernaise'', 1998, No 47, (pp. 157–180) * Pierre Marcotte, ''Achille Millien (1838–1927) : le folkloriste et son œuvre'' in ''Bulletin de of the '', (pp. 95–111), 2011, Nevers * Françoise Morvan, ''Achille Millien : Contes de Bourgogne'', Éditions

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, Rennes, 2008 (edition of the tales published by Achille Millien during his lifetime) * Alain Jolivet, ''Rimes et Reflets du Nivernais : Regards d'Achille Millien'', Éditions de l'Armançon, 2010, 237 p. * Achille Millien, Jacques Branchu (éd.) ''Contes inédits du Nivernais et du Morvan'', Éditions

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, Paris, 2015 "Collection Merveilleux", Preface by Nicole Belmont. Postface by Jacques Branchu (Edition and classification by Jacques Branchu of a selection of unpublished folk tales, extracted from the totality of the archives concerning the tales collected by Achille Millien, classified and commented by J. Branchu).

Filmography

* Daniel Hénard and Jacques Tréfouël, ''Achille Millien : Passeur de mémoire'',

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Bourgogne Franche-Comté and "Les films du lieu-dit", 2005, DVD de 160 min + livre de 150 p.

Discography

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, ''Le Pommier doux: Chansons traditionnelles de Nivernais Centre-France'' (with arrangements by Alain Gibert, Frédéric Paris, Évelyne Girardon, Trio Achille), Fédération des Associations de Musiques et Danses Traditionnelles (FAMDT), 2001

References

External links

Achille Millien (1838-1927). Biographie
on Berose
Achille MILLIEN(1838 - 1927)
on ''La voix des Amognes''
Achille Millien (1838-1927), ''Une entreprise folkloriste en Nivernais''
on Sorbonne. Thèses
Fiche bio-bibliographique
on www.garae.fr
Archives départementales de la Nièvre dossier Achille Millien

Achille Millien
{{DEFAULTSORT:Millien, Achille 19th-century French poets 20th-century French poets Folklorists Folk-song collectors 1838 births 1927 deaths People from Nièvre Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur