Étienne Gosse (

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, 1773 –

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, 21 February 1834) was an 18th–19th-century French

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, and journalist.

Short biography

In 1793 he volunteered in the army and quickly became an officer and secretary at the arsenal in

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. Wounded during the

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in 1796, he retired from service. A proponent of liberal ideas in ''le Miroir'' and ''la Pandore'', his

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were presented on the most important Parisian stages of his time including the Théâtre de la Gaîté, the Théâtre Français, and the

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. He died from a stroke of

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21 February 1834.

Works

*1794: ''La Mort de Vincent Malignon'', trait historique, in 1 act *1798: ''L'Épreuve par ressemblance'', one-act comedy, in verse *1799: ''L'Auteur dans son ménage'', one-act comedy, in prose, mingled with ariettes *1799: ''L'Épicière bel-esprit'', one-act comedy, in prose, with François Bernard-Valville *1799: ''Les Femmes politiques'', three-act comedy in verse *1799: ''Pygmalion à Saint-Maur'', farce-anecdotique in 1 act and vaudevilles, with Bernard-Valville and Étienne Crétu *1800: ''Le Nouveau débarqué'', one-act comedy, mingled with vaudevilles *1801: ''Pont-de-Veyle, ou le Bonnet de docteur'', one-act vaudeville *1801: ''Quel est le plus ridicule ? ou La Gravure en action'', one-act folie-vaudeville, with Crétu and

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*1802: ''Les Amants vendéens'', 4 vols. *1810: ''Couplets du Roman'', music by

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, arrangement for voice and piano by Narcisse Carbonel *1814: ''Récit de la captivité et de la délivrance de M. l'abbé Desmazure'' *1816: ''Le Médisant'', three-act comedy *1818: ''Fables'', 1818Lire ses ''Fables'' sur RuedesFables.net
/ref> *1819: ''Proverbes dramatiques'', 2 vols. *1820: ''Manon Lescaut ou Le Chevalier des Grieux'', three-act

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*1820: ''Le Flatteur'', five-act comedy in verse *1825: ''Cours de littérature dramatique ou Recueil par ordre de matières des feuilletons de Geoffroy, précédé d'une notice historique sur sa vie et ses ouvrages'', 6 vols. *1827: ''Les Jésuites, ou les autres Tartuffes'', five-act comedy in verse *1828–1829: ''Histoire des bêtes parlantes, depuis 89 jusqu'à 124, par un chien de berger'', 2 vols. *1830: ''De l'Abolition des privilèges et de l'émancipation des théâtres'', with

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*1831: ''Quatre millions à retrancher du budget de 1831'' *undated: ''Les Intrigants démasqués, ou le Souper de Forget aux Saintes-Claires, avec des notes instructives'' *undated: ''Les Émigrés à l'île d'Yeu'', divertissement en un acte en vaudevilles et en prose

Bibliography

* Émile Lefranc, ''Histoire élémentaire et critique de la littérature'', 1841, (p. 328–329) * François-Xavier de Feller, ''Biographie universelle'', vol.8, 1844, (p. 343)
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Joseph-Marie Quérard Joseph Marie Quérard (25 December 1797 – 3 December 1865) was a French bibliographer. He was born at Rennes, where he was apprenticed to a bookseller. Sent abroad on business, he remained in Vienna Vienna ( ; ; ) is the capital cit ...

, Charles Louandre, ''La littérature française contemporaine: XIXe siècle'', 1852, (p. 130) *

Charles Dezobry Louis Charles Dezobry (4 March 1798 – 16 August 1871) was a 19th-century French historian and historical novelist, born at St-Denis. Works * ''Rome au siècle d'Auguste, ou Voyage d'un Gaulois à Rome à l'époque du règne d'Auguste et ...

Théodore Bachelet Jean-Louis-Théodore Bachelet (15 January 1820 – 26 September 1879) was a 19th-century French historian and musicologist. Biography After studying at the Lycée Pierre-Corneille in Rouen and the Lycée Hoche in Versailles, he entered the Éc ...

, ''Dictionnaire général de biographie et d'histoire'', 1866, (p. 1209) * Pierre Larousse, ''Grand Larousse encyclopédique'', vol.5, 1960, (p. 542)

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