Charles-Julien Lioult de Chênedollé (; 4 November 1769 – 2 December 1833) was a French poet.

Life

He was born at Vire (

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). His father was a member of the revenue court of

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. He early showed a vocation for poetry, but the outbreak of the French Revolution temporarily diverted his energy. Emigrating in 1791, he fought two campaigns in the

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, and eventually found his way to

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, where he met

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, of whose brilliant conversation he has left an account. He also visited

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in her retreat at

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. On his return to Paris in 1799 he met Chateaubriand and his sister Lucile (Mme de Caud), to whom he became deeply attached. After her death in 1804, Chênedollé returned to Normandy, where he married Aimée de Banville on 4 June 1810. He eventually became inspector of the academy of

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(1812–1832). With the exception of occasional visits to

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, he spent the rest of his life in his native province. He died at the château de Coisel, and was buried in Burcy's cemetery. He published his ''Genie de l'Homme'' in 1807, and in 1820 his ''Etudes poétiques'', which had the misfortune to appear shortly after the ''Meditations'' of

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, so that their originality was unrecognized. Chênedollé was sympathetic with the romantics, and was a contributor to their organ, the ''Muse française''. His other works include the ''Esprit de Rivarol'' (1808) in conjunction with François-Joseph-Marie Fayolle. The works of Chênedollé were edited in 1864 by

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, who drew portraits of him in his ''Chateaubriand et son groupe'' and in an article contributed to the ''Revue des deux mondes'' (June 1849). See also E Helland, ''Étude biographique et littéraire sur Chênedollé'' (1857); and

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, ''Notice sur Chênedollé'' (1869).

Bibliography

* Le Génie de l’homme, poëme, Paris, Nicolle, 1807. * Études poétiques, Paris, Charles Gosselin, 1822. * Le Château de Domfront : poème, Domfront, Crestey, 1829. * Introduction à l’histoire de la poésie française, Rouen, Herment, 1810. * Œuvres complètes de Charles de Chênedollé, Éd. Charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve, Paris, Didot, 1864.

References

Attribution: * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chenedolle, Charles-Julien Lioult De 1769 births 1833 deaths People from Vire Writers from Normandy French poets French male poets