He was born in Montreal in 1877 to a poor family. There is evidence that his birth name was Arthur Bussières, and that the nobiliary particle "de" was later added as a pen name.[2] He joined the École littéraire de Montréal in 1896 and became a close friend of Émile Nelligan, Charles Gill, Henry Desjardins, Albert Lozeau and Joseph Melançon.
Several of his early poems were published in anthologies edited by Louis Dantin,[1] and later in journals including Le Monde illustré, Le Passe-Temps, L'Avenir, L'Étudiant, La Revue populaire, Les Débats, L'Alliance nationale and Anthologie des poètes canadiens.[3] His writing style was generally labelled as Parnassian, and as most strongly influenced by José-Maria de Heredia.[4] He supported himself primarily as a house painter, according to official sources; after Nelligan was committed to an insane asylum in 1899, Bussières virtually disappeared from the École littéraire, and published only a very small amount of work in the next decade until reemerging in 1910.[5]
He had not published a standalone poetry collection as of 1913, when he died of appendicitis at age 36; the collection Les Bengalis, comprising all of his surviving poetry, was posthumously published in 1931.[1]
Legacyedit
Bussières is now best known for his role in historical investigation into the question of Nelligan's sexual orientation; there is circumstantial evidence but no definitive proof that the two men may have had a romantic or sexual relationship.[6] Within the École littéraire de Montréal circle, it was widely believed that Nelligan was institutionalized because his mother discovered him and Bussières in flagrante delicto, but that rumor was not widely publicized until the late 20th-century and remains unsubstantiated.[5] Bussières was also alleged by a contemporary, Jean-Aubert Loranger, to have supplemented his income as a house painter by also working as a male prostitute.[6]
A biography of Bussières, Arthur de Bussières, poète, et l'École littéraire de Montréal, was published by Wilfrid Paquin in 1986.[2]
^ abc"Bussières, Arthur de (fonds, P83)". Centre de recherche en civilisation canadienne-française (University of Ottawa).
^ abDavid M. Hayne, "Arthur de Bussières, poète, et l’Ecole littéraire de Montréal, suivi by Wilfrid Paquin, IC (review)". University of Toronto Quarterly, Volume 57, Number 1 (Fall 1987). pp. 178-179.
^Wilfrid Paquin, Arthur de Bussières, poète, et l'École littéraire de Montréal. Fides, 1986. ISBN9782762113013.
^ abGaëtan Dostie, "Nelligan et de Bussières créés par Dantin ?". Le Patriote. Republished by the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society of Montreal, July 22, 2015.
arthur, bussières, january, 1877, 1913, canadian, poet, from, montreal, quebec, bornarthur, bussièresjanuary, 1877montreal, quebecdiedmay, 1913, 1913, aged, nationalitycanadianknown, forpoetrynotable, workles, bengalismovementÉcole, littéraire, montréal, conte. Arthur de Bussieres January 20 1877 May 7 1913 was a Canadian poet from Montreal Quebec 1 Arthur de BussieresBornArthur BussieresJanuary 20 1877Montreal QuebecDiedMay 7 1913 1913 05 07 aged 36 NationalityCanadianKnown forpoetryNotable workLes BengalisMovementEcole litteraire de Montreal Contents 1 Life 2 Legacy 3 In popular culture 4 ReferencesLife editHe was born in Montreal in 1877 to a poor family There is evidence that his birth name was Arthur Bussieres and that the nobiliary particle de was later added as a pen name 2 He joined the Ecole litteraire de Montreal in 1896 and became a close friend of Emile Nelligan Charles Gill Henry Desjardins Albert Lozeau and Joseph Melancon Several of his early poems were published in anthologies edited by Louis Dantin 1 and later in journals including Le Monde illustre Le Passe Temps L Avenir L Etudiant La Revue populaire Les Debats L Alliance nationale and Anthologie des poetes canadiens 3 His writing style was generally labelled as Parnassian and as most strongly influenced by Jose Maria de Heredia 4 He supported himself primarily as a house painter according to official sources after Nelligan was committed to an insane asylum in 1899 Bussieres virtually disappeared from the Ecole litteraire and published only a very small amount of work in the next decade until reemerging in 1910 5 He had not published a standalone poetry collection as of 1913 when he died of appendicitis at age 36 the collection Les Bengalis comprising all of his surviving poetry was posthumously published in 1931 1 Legacy editBussieres is now best known for his role in historical investigation into the question of Nelligan s sexual orientation there is circumstantial evidence but no definitive proof that the two men may have had a romantic or sexual relationship 6 Within the Ecole litteraire de Montreal circle it was widely believed that Nelligan was institutionalized because his mother discovered him and Bussieres in flagrante delicto but that rumor was not widely publicized until the late 20th century and remains unsubstantiated 5 Bussieres was also alleged by a contemporary Jean Aubert Loranger to have supplemented his income as a house painter by also working as a male prostitute 6 A biography of Bussieres Arthur de Bussieres poete et l Ecole litteraire de Montreal was published by Wilfrid Paquin in 1986 2 In popular culture editBussieres was portrayed by David La Haye in the 1991 biopic Nelligan References edit a b c Bussieres Arthur de fonds P83 Centre de recherche en civilisation canadienne francaise University of Ottawa a b David M Hayne Arthur de Bussieres poete et l Ecole litteraire de Montreal suivi by Wilfrid Paquin IC review University of Toronto Quarterly Volume 57 Number 1 Fall 1987 pp 178 179 Wilfrid Paquin Arthur de Bussieres poete et l Ecole litteraire de Montreal Fides 1986 ISBN 9782762113013 Emile Talbot Reading Nelligan McGill Queen s University Press 2003 ISBN 9780773524798 p 10 a b Gaetan Dostie Nelligan et de Bussieres crees par Dantin Le Patriote Republished by the Saint Jean Baptiste Society of Montreal July 22 2015 a b Dominic Dagenais Grossieres indecences Pratiques et identites homosexuelles a Montreal 1880 1929 McGill Queen s University Press 2020 ISBN 9780228002420 p 205 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arthur de Bussieres amp oldid 1175276623, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
