Chapitre 1825

Primarily a dramatic poet, he obtained one of the striking successes of the latter half of the century by his drama la Fille de Roland (1875) which, evoking memories of recent disaster and the dearest hopes of France, deeply touched the patriotic sentiment of his country. His lyric poems make but one volume.

Works: Les Premières Feuilles, 1845; the volume Poésiescomplètes, 1881, contains, besides the poems of the first volume, a number that appeared at intervals, several of which received prizes from the Academy, as l’Isthme de Suez, 1861, and la France dans l’extrême Orient, 1863; Poésies complètes, new edition, 1894.

ANDRE THEURIET.