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Alexandre Dumas fils

January 01, 1970

Alexandre Dumas fils (French: [alɛksɑ̃dʁ dymɑ fis]; 27 July 1824 – 27 November 1895) was a French author and playwright, best known for the romantic novel La Dame aux Camélias (The Lady of the Camellias), published in 1848, which was adapted into Giuseppe Verdi's 1853 opera La traviata (The Fallen Woman), as well as numerous stage and film productions, usually titled Camille in English-language versions.

Alexandre Dumas fils
Alexandre Dumas fils
BornAlexandre Dumas
(1824-07-27)27 July 1824
Paris, France
Died27 November 1895(1895-11-27) (aged 71)
Marly-le-Roi, Yvelines, France
Resting placeMontmartre Cemetery
OccupationWriter, novelist, playwright
PeriodRomanticism
GenreHistorical novel, romantic novel
Notable awardsLégion d'honneur (1894)
Spouse
Nadezhda von Knorring
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(m. 1864; died 1895)​
Henriette Régnier de La Brière
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(m. 1895)​
Children2, Colette Dumas [fr], Jeannine Dumas Hauterive [fr]
ParentsAlexandre Dumas
Marie-Laure-Catherine Labay [ru]
RelativesAlexandre Lippmann (grandson)
Thomas-Alexandre Dumas (grandfather)
Signature

Dumas fils (French for "son") was the son of Alexandre Dumas père ("father"), also a well-known playwright and author of classic works such as The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo. Dumas fils was admitted to the Académie française (French Academy) in 1874 and awarded the Légion d'honneur (Legion of Honour) in 1894.

Biography edit

 
Alexandre Dumas fils, in his youth
 
Bust of Alexander Dumas fils, by the sculptor Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, Orsay Museum
 
Tomb, Montmartre Cemetery, Paris

Dumas was born in Paris, France, the illegitimate child of Marie-Laure-Catherine Labay [ru] (1794–1868), a dressmaker, and novelist Alexandre Dumas. In 1831 his father legally recognized him and ensured that the young Dumas received the best education possible at the Institution Goubaux and the Collège Bourbon. At that time, the law allowed the elder Dumas to take the child away from his mother. Her agony inspired the younger Dumas to write about tragic female characters. In almost all of his writings, he emphasized the moral purpose of literature; in his play The Illegitimate Son (1858) he espoused the belief that if a man fathers an illegitimate child, then he has an obligation to legitimize the child and marry the woman (see Illegitimacy in fiction). At boarding schools, he was constantly taunted by his classmates because of his family situation. These issues profoundly influenced his thoughts, behaviour, and writing.[citation needed]

Dumas' paternal great-grandparents were Marquis Alexandre-Antoine Davy de la Pailleterie, a Saint Dominican nobleman and Général commissaire in the Artillery in the colony of Saint-Domingue—now Haiti—and Marie-Cessette Dumas, an African woman enslaved by the Marquis. Their son Thomas-Alexandre Dumas became a high-ranking general of Revolutionary France.[1]

In 1844, Dumas moved to Saint-Germain-en-Laye, near Paris, to live with his father. There he met Marie Duplessis, a young courtesan who would be the inspiration for the character Marguerite Gauthier in his romantic novel La Dame aux camélias (The Lady of the Camellias). Adapted into a play, it was titled Camille in English and became the basis for Verdi's 1853 opera, La traviata, Duplessis undergoing yet another name change, this time to Violetta Valéry.[citation needed]

Although he admitted that he had done the adaptation because he needed the money, he had great success with the play, which started his career as a dramatist. He was not only more renowned than his father during his lifetime, but also dominated the serious French stage for most of the second half of the 19th century. After this, he virtually abandoned writing novels, though his semi-autobiographical Affaire Clémenceau (1866) achieved some solid success.[citation needed]

On 31 December 1864, in Moscow, Dumas married Nadezhda von Knorring (1826–April 1895), daughter of Johan Reinhold von Knorring and widow of Alexander Grigorievich Narishkin. The couple had two daughters: Marie-Alexandrine-Henriette "Colette" Dumas [fr] (born 20 November 1860), who married Maurice Lippmann and was the mother of Serge Napoléon Lippmann (1886–1975) and Auguste Alexandre Lippmann (1881–1960); and Jeanine Dumas (3 May 1867–1943), who married Ernest Lecourt d'Hauterive (1864–1957), son of George Lecourt d'Hauterive and his wife, Léontine de Leusse. After Nadezhda's death, Dumas married Henriette Régnier de La Brière (1851–1934) in June 1895, without issue.[citation needed]

In 1874, he was admitted to the Académie française and in 1894 he was awarded the Légion d'honneur.[citation needed]

Dumas died at Marly-le-Roi, Yvelines, on 27 November 1895, and was interred in the Montmartre Cemetery in Paris. His grave is some 100 meters away from that of Marie Duplessis.[citation needed]

Bibliography edit

Novels edit

  • Aventures de quatre femmes et d'un perroquet (1847)
  • Césarine (1848)
  • La Dame aux camélias (1848) (ISBN 2-87714-205-1). Texte online (Gallica)), with a version illustrated by Albert Besnard English titled as Camellias
  • Le Docteur Servan (1849)
  • Antonine (1849)
  • Le Roman d'une femme (1849)
  • Les Quatre Restaurations. Series of historical novels in La Gazette de France titled Tristan le Roux, Henri de Navarre, Les Deux Frondes (1849–51)
  • Tristan le Roux (1850)
  • Trois Hommes forts (1850)
  • Histoire de la loterie du lingot d'or (1851)
  • Diane de Lys (1851)
  • Le Régent Mustel (1852)
  • Contes et Nouvelles (1853)
  • La Dame aux perles (1854)
  • L'Affaire Clémenceau, Mémoire de l'accusé (1866), illustrations by Albert Besnard
  • L'Homme-femme (1872)

Opera edit

Plays edit

  • Atala (1848)
  • The Lady of the Camellias (1852)
  • Diane de Lys (1853)
  • Le Bijou de la reine (1855)
  • Le Demi-monde (1855)
  • La Question d'argent (1857)
  • Le Fils naturel (The Illegitimate Son, 1858)
  • Un Père prodigue (1859)
  • Un Mariage dans un chapeau (1859) coll. Vivier
  • L'Ami des femmes (1864)
  • Le Supplice d'une femme (1865) coll. Emile de Girardin
  • Héloïse Paranquet (1866) coll. Durentin
  • Les Idées de Madame Aubray (1867)
  • Le Filleul de Pompignac (1869) coll. Francois
  • Une Visite de noces (1871)
  • La Princesse Georges (1871)
  • La Femme de Claude (1873)
  • Monsieur Alphonse (1873)
  • L'Étrangère (1876)
  • Les Danicheff (1876) coll. de Corvin
  • La Comtesse Romani (1876) coll. Gustave Fould
  • La Princesse de Bagdad (1881)
  • Denise (1885)
  • Francillon (1887)
  • La Route de Thèbes (unfinished)

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Reiss, Tom (2012). The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo. New York: Crown Publishers. pp. 190–204. ISBN 978-0307382467.

External links edit

 
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  • Maurois, André (1957). The Titans, a three-generation biography of the Dumas. trans. by Gerard Hopkins. New York: Harper & Brothers. OCLC 260126.
  • Lewis, H. D. (1982). A Critical Edition of the Manuscripts of 'La Route de Thebes' by Alexandre Dumas fils. Doctorate, University of Leeds.
  • Works by Alexandre Dumas fils at Project Gutenberg
  • Works by or about Alexandre Dumas fils at Internet Archive
  • Works by Alexandre Dumas fils at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)  
  • Alexandre Dumas at Library of Congress, with 213 library catalogue records
  • Alexandre Dumas papers, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester

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awardsLegion d honneur 1894 SpouseNadezhda von Knorring m 1864 died 1895 wbr Henriette Regnier de La Briere m 1895 wbr Children2 Colette Dumas fr Jeannine Dumas Hauterive fr ParentsAlexandre DumasMarie Laure Catherine Labay ru RelativesAlexandre Lippmann grandson Thomas Alexandre Dumas grandfather Signature Dumas fils French for son was the son of Alexandre Dumas pere father also a well known playwright and author of classic works such as The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo Dumas fils was admitted to the Academie francaise French Academy in 1874 and awarded the Legion d honneur Legion of Honour in 1894 Contents 1 Biography 2 Bibliography 2 1 Novels 2 2 Opera 2 3 Plays 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksBiography edit nbsp Alexandre Dumas fils in his youth nbsp Bust of Alexander Dumas fils by the sculptor Jean Baptiste Carpeaux Orsay Museum nbsp Tomb Montmartre Cemetery Paris Dumas was born in Paris France the illegitimate child of Marie Laure Catherine Labay ru 1794 1868 a dressmaker and novelist Alexandre Dumas In 1831 his father legally recognized him and ensured that the young Dumas received the best education possible at the Institution Goubaux and the College Bourbon At that time the law allowed the elder Dumas to take the child away from his mother Her agony inspired the younger Dumas to write about tragic female characters In almost all of his writings he emphasized the moral purpose of literature in his play The Illegitimate Son 1858 he espoused the belief that if a man fathers an illegitimate child then he has an obligation to legitimize the child and marry the woman see Illegitimacy in fiction At boarding schools he was constantly taunted by his classmates because of his family situation These issues profoundly influenced his thoughts behaviour and writing citation needed Dumas paternal great grandparents were Marquis Alexandre Antoine Davy de la Pailleterie a Saint Dominican nobleman and General commissaire in the Artillery in the colony of Saint Domingue now Haiti and Marie Cessette Dumas an African woman enslaved by the Marquis Their son Thomas Alexandre Dumas became a high ranking general of Revolutionary France 1 In 1844 Dumas moved to Saint Germain en Laye near Paris to live with his father There he met Marie Duplessis a young courtesan who would be the inspiration for the character Marguerite Gauthier in his romantic novel La Dame aux camelias The Lady of the Camellias Adapted into a play it was titled Camille in English and became the basis for Verdi s 1853 opera La traviata Duplessis undergoing yet another name change this time to Violetta Valery citation needed Although he admitted that he had done the adaptation because he needed the money he had great success with the play which started his career as a dramatist He was not only more renowned than his father during his lifetime but also dominated the serious French stage for most of the second half of the 19th century After this he virtually abandoned writing novels though his semi autobiographical Affaire Clemenceau 1866 achieved some solid success citation needed On 31 December 1864 in Moscow Dumas married Nadezhda von Knorring 1826 April 1895 daughter of Johan Reinhold von Knorring and widow of Alexander Grigorievich Narishkin The couple had two daughters Marie Alexandrine Henriette Colette Dumas fr born 20 November 1860 who married Maurice Lippmann and was the mother of Serge Napoleon Lippmann 1886 1975 and Auguste Alexandre Lippmann 1881 1960 and Jeanine Dumas 3 May 1867 1943 who married Ernest Lecourt d Hauterive 1864 1957 son of George Lecourt d Hauterive and his wife Leontine de Leusse After Nadezhda s death Dumas married Henriette Regnier de La Briere 1851 1934 in June 1895 without issue citation needed In 1874 he was admitted to the Academie francaise and in 1894 he was awarded the Legion d honneur citation needed Dumas died at Marly le Roi Yvelines on 27 November 1895 and was interred in the Montmartre Cemetery in Paris His grave is some 100 meters away from that of Marie Duplessis citation needed Bibliography editNovels edit Aventures de quatre femmes et d un perroquet 1847 Cesarine 1848 La Dame aux camelias 1848 ISBN 2 87714 205 1 Texte online Gallica with a version illustrated by Albert Besnard English titled as Camellias Le Docteur Servan 1849 Antonine 1849 Le Roman d une femme 1849 Les Quatre Restaurations Series of historical novels in La Gazette de France titled Tristan le Roux Henri de Navarre Les Deux Frondes 1849 51 Tristan le Roux 1850 Trois Hommes forts 1850 Histoire de la loterie du lingot d or 1851 Diane de Lys 1851 Le Regent Mustel 1852 Contes et Nouvelles 1853 La Dame aux perles 1854 L Affaire Clemenceau Memoire de l accuse 1866 illustrations by Albert Besnard L Homme femme 1872 Opera edit Giuseppe Verdi s La traviata based on The Lady of the Camellias Plays edit Atala 1848 The Lady of the Camellias 1852 Diane de Lys 1853 Le Bijou de la reine 1855 Le Demi monde 1855 La Question d argent 1857 Le Fils naturel The Illegitimate Son 1858 Un Pere prodigue 1859 Un Mariage dans un chapeau 1859 coll Vivier L Ami des femmes 1864 Le Supplice d une femme 1865 coll Emile de Girardin Heloise Paranquet 1866 coll Durentin Les Idees de Madame Aubray 1867 Le Filleul de Pompignac 1869 coll Francois Une Visite de noces 1871 La Princesse Georges 1871 La Femme de Claude 1873 Monsieur Alphonse 1873 L Etrangere 1876 Les Danicheff 1876 coll de Corvin La Comtesse Romani 1876 coll Gustave Fould La Princesse de Bagdad 1881 Denise 1885 Francillon 1887 La Route de Thebes unfinished See also editIllegitimacy in fiction Legitimacy family law Museum Alexandre DumasReferences edit Reiss Tom 2012 The Black Count Glory Revolution Betrayal and the Real Count of Monte Cristo New York Crown Publishers pp 190 204 ISBN 978 0307382467 External links edit nbsp Wikiquote has quotations related to Alexandre Dumas fils nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alexandre Dumas fils nbsp Wikisource has original text related to this article Alexandre Dumas fils Maurois Andre 1957 The Titans a three generation biography of the Dumas trans by Gerard Hopkins New York Harper amp Brothers OCLC 260126 Lewis H D 1982 A Critical Edition of the Manuscripts of La Route de Thebes by Alexandre Dumas fils Doctorate University of Leeds Works by Alexandre Dumas fils at Project Gutenberg Works by or about Alexandre Dumas fils at Internet Archive Works by Alexandre Dumas fils at LibriVox public domain audiobooks nbsp Alexandre Dumas at Library of Congress with 213 library catalogue records Alexandre Dumas papers Rare Books Special Collections and Preservation River Campus Libraries University of Rochester Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alexandre Dumas fils amp oldid 1197055843, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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