Marius Bourrelly (1820–1896) was a French poet and playwright who wrote in Provençal.

Early life

Marius Bourrelly was born in 1820 in

Aix-en-Provence Aix-en-Provence (, , ; oc, label= Provençal, Ais de Provença in classical norm, or in Mistralian norm, ; la, Aquae Sextiae), or simply Aix ( medieval Occitan: ''Aics''), is a city and commune in southern France, about north of Marseille. ...

, France.

Career

Bourrelly wrote many poems, plays, legends and songs in Provençal. In a poem, he praised Emperor

Napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...

for visiting

Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of t ...

shortly after the flood of 1856. He became a member of the

Félibrige The ''Félibrige'' (; in classical Occitan, in Mistralian spelling, ) is a literary and cultural association founded in 1854 by Frédéric Mistral and other Provençal writers to defend and promote the Occitan language (also called the ) and ...

Death and legacy

Bourrelly died in 1896. He bequeathed his personal library to the

Bibliothèque Méjanes The Bibliothèque Méjanes is the municipal public library of Aix-en-Provence, France. Inaugurated on 16 November 1810 as a part of the Aix-en-Provence City Hall, the library moved into a former match factory in 1989. Since 1993, the library has se ...

Works

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References

1820 births 1896 deaths Writers from Aix-en-Provence French male poets 19th-century French poets Occitan-language poets 19th-century French dramatists and playwrights 19th-century French male writers {{France-poet-stub