François Guillaume Jean Stanislaus Andrieux (6 May 17599 May 1833) was a French

man of letters An intellectual is a person who engages in critical thinking, research, and reflection about the reality of society, and who proposes solutions for the normative problems of society. Coming from the world of culture, either as a creator or a ...

and playwright.

Life

Born and educated at

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, Andrieux proceeded to Paris to study law. There he became a close friend of

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. He became secretary to the duke of

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, and practised at the bar, but his attention was divided between his profession and literature. He died on 9 May 1833 in Paris. His plays are of the 18th century style, comedies of intrigue, but they rank with those of Collin d'Harleville among the best of the period next to those of

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. ''Les Étourdis'' is probably his best comedy.

Works

Theatre

*1782: ''Anaximandre, ou le Sacrifice aux Grâces'', comedy in one act and verse of ten syllables, Comédie Italienne, 20 December *1787: ''Les Étourdis, ou le Mort supposé'', comedy in three acts and in verse, Théâtre-Italien, 14 December *1790: ''Louis IX en Égypte'', opera in three acts by

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and Andrieux, music by

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, 15 June. *1794: ''L'Enfance de

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'', comedy in one act mingled with ariettes, music by

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, created at Opéra-Comique (salle Favart), (4 prairial an II) 23 May. *1802: ''Helvétius, ou La Vengeance d’un sage'', comedy in one act and in verse, Théâtre Louvois, 28 prairial an X. *1804: ''Le Trésor'', comedy in five acts and in verse, Théâtre Louvois, 28 January. *1804: ''Molière avec ses amis, ou la Soirée d’Auteuil'', comedy in one act and in verse, Théâtre-Français, 16 messidor an XII. *1808: ''La Suite du Menteur'', comedy in five acts and in verse after

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, "With significant changes and additions and a prologue", Théâtre-Français, 29 October *1810: ''Le Vieux Fat, ou les Deux Vieillards'', comedy in five acts and in verse, Théâtre-Français, 6 June *1830: '' Lucius Junius Brutus'', tragedy in five acts, Théâtre-Français, 13 September. *1816: ''Quelques scènes impromptu ou la Matinée du jour de l’an. Prologue pour l’ouverture du Théâtre royal de l’Odéon, sous la direction of M. Picard'', Théâtre de l’Odéon, 1 January. *1816: ''La Comédienne'', comedy in three acts and in verse, Théâtre-Français, 6 March. *1818: ''La Jeune Créole'', comedy in five acts and in prose, "imitated from English by

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" *1826: ''Le Rêve du mari, ou le Manteau'', comedy in one act and in verse, Théâtre-Français, 20 May

Trivia

*1795: ''Querelle de Saint-Roch et de Saint-Thomas, sur l’ouverture du manoir céleste à Mlle Chamero''. *1800: ''Contes et opuscules, en vers et en prose, suivis de poésies fugitives. Par Andrieux, de l'Institut National.'' Paris, Renouard. � Paris, Chez Ant. Aug. Renouard, Libraire, rue St.-André-des-Arcs, n°. 42. VIII - 1800.In-8°, (faux-titre) bl. (titre) bl. IV (avertissement), (errata) bl. 184 p. [original edition containing his most famous plays: ''Le Procès du sénat de Capoue'', ''Le Doyen de Badajoz'', ''Le Meûnier de Sans-Souci'' et le ''Dialogue entre deux journalistes sur les mots « Monsieur » et « Citoyen »''.] *1806: ''Cours de grammaire et de belles-lettres : Sommaire des leçon'' *1818–1823: ''Œuvres de François-Guillaume-Jean-Stanislas Andrieux'' (4 volumes) *1830–1831: ''Dialogues de l’orateur : Brutus ou Dialogue sur les orateurs illustres'' (2 volumes). Translation from

Cicero Marcus Tullius Cicero ( ; ; 3 January 106 BC – 7 December 43 BC) was a Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, philosopher, and academic skeptic, who tried to uphold optimate principles during the political crises that led to the estab ...

. *1842: ''Poésies de François-Guillaume-Jean-Stanislas Andrieux''. *1900: ''Récits et anecdotes''

References

Attribution: * This cites: ** A. H. Taillandier, ''Notice sur la vie et les ouvrages d'Andrieux'' (1850) ** Sainte-Beuve, ''Portraits littéraires'', vol. i.

Bibliography

* Jean Christian, ''François Guillaume Jean Stanislas Andrieux'', in ', vol. 1, (p. 49) * Charles Rozan, ''Œuvres choisies d'Andrieux ; précédées d'une notice sur l'auteur'', 1878

External links

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Notice biographique de l’Académie française

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