Claude Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon (13 February 1707 – 12 April 1777), called Crébillon fils or Crébillon le Gai (Crébillon the Gay) to distinguish him from his father,[1] was a French novelist.
Born in Paris, he was the son of a famous tragedian, Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon (Crébillon père or Crébillon the Tragic). He received a Jesuit education at the elite Lycée Louis-le-Grand. Early on he composed various light works, including plays for the Italian Theatre in Paris, and published a short tale called Le Sylphe in 1730. From 1729 to 1739 he participated in a series of dinners called "Le Caveau" (named after the cabaret where they were held) with other artists, including Alexis Piron, Charles Collé, and Charles Duclos.
The publication of Tanzaï et Néadarné, histoire japonaise (1734), which contained thinly veiled attacks on the Papal bullUnigenitus, the cardinal de Rohan and others, landed him briefly in the prison at Vincennes.[2] His novel Les Égarements du cœur et de l'esprit was published between 1736 and 1738 and was, although he continued to edit it in 1738, never finished. Publication of Le Sopha, conte moral, an erotic political satire, in 1742 forced him into exile from Paris for several months.[2]
Around 1744, he entered into a romantic liaison with Lady Henrietta Maria Stafford, daughter of a Jacobite chamberlain, and they were married in 1748.[3] A son was born in 1746 and died in 1750. Despite financial hardship, they lived together until her death in 1755. Meanwhile, he published La Nuit et le moment (1745), Ah! quel conte! and Les Heureux Orphelins (1754). Inheriting nothing from Henriette, he was forced to sell his large library in 1757 and eventually found steady income as a royal censor (like his father) in 1759. In 1768 and 1772 he published his last two novels, Lettres de la duchesse de *** au duc de *** and Lettres athéniennes.
Le Sylphe ou Songe de Madame de R***. Écrit par elle-même à Madame de S*** (1730) (full text in French on Gallica) (The Sylph, in English translation by Sunny Lou Publishing: ISBN978-1-95539-213-6, 2021)
Lettres de la marquise de M*** au comte de R*** (1732)
Tanzaï et Néadarné (incorrectly known as L'Écumoire, histoire japonaise) (1734) (full text in French on Gallica)
^ abCarole Dornier, "Orient romanesque et satire de la religion: Claude Crébillon, Tanzaï et Néadarné et Le Sopha," Eighteenth-Century Fiction Vol. 11: Iss. 4, Article 1 (1999) [1]
Works by or about Claude Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon at Internet Archive
January 01, 1970
claude, prosper, jolyot, crébillon, february, 1707, april, 1777, called, crébillon, fils, crébillon, crébillon, distinguish, from, father, french, novelist, claude, crébillonborn13, february, 1707paris, francedied12, april, 1777, 1777, aged, paris, francenotab. Claude Prosper Jolyot de Crebillon 13 February 1707 12 April 1777 called Crebillon fils or Crebillon le Gai Crebillon the Gay to distinguish him from his father 1 was a French novelist Claude CrebillonBorn13 February 1707Paris FranceDied12 April 1777 1777 04 12 aged 70 Paris FranceNotable workStrayings of the Heart and Mind The Sofa A Moral TaleChildren1 sonParentProsper Crebillon Born in Paris he was the son of a famous tragedian Prosper Jolyot de Crebillon Crebillon pere or Crebillon the Tragic He received a Jesuit education at the elite Lycee Louis le Grand Early on he composed various light works including plays for the Italian Theatre in Paris and published a short tale called Le Sylphe in 1730 From 1729 to 1739 he participated in a series of dinners called Le Caveau named after the cabaret where they were held with other artists including Alexis Piron Charles Colle and Charles Duclos The publication of Tanzai et Neadarne histoire japonaise 1734 which contained thinly veiled attacks on the Papal bull Unigenitus the cardinal de Rohan and others landed him briefly in the prison at Vincennes 2 His novel Les Egarements du cœur et de l esprit was published between 1736 and 1738 and was although he continued to edit it in 1738 never finished Publication of Le Sopha conte moral an erotic political satire in 1742 forced him into exile from Paris for several months 2 Around 1744 he entered into a romantic liaison with Lady Henrietta Maria Stafford daughter of a Jacobite chamberlain and they were married in 1748 3 A son was born in 1746 and died in 1750 Despite financial hardship they lived together until her death in 1755 Meanwhile he published La Nuit et le moment 1745 Ah quel conte and Les Heureux Orphelins 1754 Inheriting nothing from Henriette he was forced to sell his large library in 1757 and eventually found steady income as a royal censor like his father in 1759 In 1768 and 1772 he published his last two novels Lettres de la duchesse de au duc de and Lettres atheniennes Contents 1 Works 2 Recent editions 3 References 4 External linksWorks editLe Sylphe ou Songe de Madame de R Ecrit par elle meme a Madame de S 1730 full text in French on Gallica The Sylph in English translation by Sunny Lou Publishing ISBN 978 1 95539 213 6 2021 Lettres de la marquise de M au comte de R 1732 Tanzai et Neadarne incorrectly known as L Ecumoire histoire japonaise 1734 full text in French on Gallica Les Egarements du cœur et de l esprit ou Memoires de M de Meilcour 1736 1738 Le Sopha conte moral 1742 full text in French on Gallica Le dialogue des morts 1745 Les amours de Zeokinisul roi des Kofirans 1746 authorship disputed Ah quel conte Conte politique et astronomique 1754 full text in French on Gallica Les Heureux Orphelins histoire imitee de l anglais 1754 La Nuit et le moment ou les matines de Cythere dialogue 1755 full text in French on Gallica Le Hasard du coin du feu Dialogue moral 1763 full text in French on Gallica Lettres de la Duchesse de au duc de 1768 full text in French on Gallica Lettres atheniennes Extraites du porte feuille d Alcibiade 1771 full text in French on Gallica Recent editions editStandard edition is Œuvres completes ed Jean Sgard 4 vols Paris Classiques Garnier 1999 2002 Lettres de la marquise de M au comte de R Paris Desjonqueres 1990 Les Egarements du cœur et de l esprit Paris GF Flammarion 1985 Le Sopha Paris Desjonqueres 1984 La Nuit et le moment et Le Hasard du coin du feu Paris Desjonqueres 1983 La Nuit et le moment Livre de Poche Classique 2003 Les Heureux Orphelins Paris Desjonqueres 1995 References edit Durant Will Durant Ariel 1965 The Age of Voltaire A History of Civilization in Western Europe from 1715 to 1756 The Story of Civilization Vol IX New York Simon amp Schuster p 60 a b Carole Dornier Orient romanesque et satire de la religion Claude Crebillon Tanzai et Neadarne et Le Sopha Eighteenth Century Fiction Vol 11 Iss 4 Article 1 1999 1 Robert L S Cowley Marriage a la mode a re view of Hogarth s narrative art Manchester University Press 1983 ISBN 0 7190 0884 0 p 105 Jean Sgard Crebillon fils le libertin moraliste Paris Desjonqueres 2002 Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Crebillon Prosper Jolyot de s v Claude Prosper Jolyot Crebillon Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 7 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 389 External links edit nbsp Wikiquote has quotations related to Claude Prosper Jolyot de Crebillon Nuit et Moment Works by Claude Prosper Jolyot de Crebillon at Project Gutenberg Works by or about Claude Prosper Jolyot de Crebillon at Internet Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Claude Prosper Jolyot de Crebillon amp oldid 1221125643, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
