He was born at Marseille, the grandson of Claude d'Urfé, and was educated at the Collège de Tournon. A partisan of the League, he was taken prisoner in 1595, and, though soon set free, he was again captured and imprisoned. During his imprisonment he read Ronsard, Petrarch and above all the Diana of Jorge de Montemayor and Tasso's Aminta. After the defeat of the League in 1594, d'Urfé emigrated to Savoywhose duke was a relative of his mother. Here, he wrote the Epîtres morales (1598).[1]
Honoré's brother Anne, comte d'Urfé, had married in 1571 the beautiful Diane de Châteaumorand, but the marriage was annulled in 1598 by Clement VIII. Anne d'Urfé was ordained to the priesthood in 1603, and died in 1621 dean of Montbrison.[1]
Diane had a great fortune, and to avoid the alienation of the money from the D'Urfé family, Honoré married her in 1600. This marriage also proved unhappy; D'Urfé spent most of his time separated from his wife at the court of Savoy, where he held the charge of chamberlain. The separation of goods arranged later on may have been simply due to money embarrassments.[1]
He died from injuries received by a fall from his horse at Villafranca,[1] during a campaign against the Genoese.
WorksEdit
L'Astrée
It was in Savoy that he conceived the plan of his novel L'Astrée, the scene of which is laid on the banks of the Lignon in his native province of Forez. It is a leisurely romance in which the loves of Celadon and Astrée are told at immense length with many digressions. The recently discovered circumstances of the marriages of the brothers have disposed of the idea that the romance is autobiographical in its main idea, but some of the episodes are said to be but slightly veiled accounts of the adventures of Henry IV. The shepherds and shepherdesses of the story are of the usual type in pastorals, and they discourse of love with a casuistry and elaborate delicacy that are by no means rustic.[1]
The first part of L'Astrée appeared in 1607, the second in 1610, the third in 1619, and in 1627 the fourth part was edited. In 1628 a fifth was added by D'Urfé's secretary Balthazar Baro. L'Astrée set the fashion temporarily in romance narratives, and no tragedy was complete without wire-drawn discussions on love in the manner of Celadon and Astrée. The best edition of L'Astrée is that of 1647.[1]
D'Urfé also wrote the pastoral poem Le Sireine (publ 1606) and the pastoral play Sylvanire (1627).
Memory and legacyEdit
In 1757 L'Astrée was sufficiently in the public consciousness, or at any rate "Celadon" had become a byword for amorousness, to be referred to in passing by an Italian guest of Casanova.[2]
In 1908 a bust of D'Urfé was erected at Virieu-le-Grand (Ain), where the greater part of L'Astrée was written.
An adaptation of L'Astrée, by French director Eric Rohmer, was released in 2007 under the title Les Amours d'Astrée et de Céladon (in English-speaking territories its title was The Romance of Astrea and Celadon). It was nominated for a Golden Lion at the 2007 Venice Film Festival, and star Andy Gillet won an Étoile d'Or in 2008 for Best Male Newcomer for his performance as Céladon.
^The Complete Memoires By Jacques Casanova – Chapter 59 from Nalanda Digital Library at NIT Calicut 12 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
ReferencesEdit
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Urfé, Honoré d'". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 795.
Two Faces of L'Astrée – online critical edition of the first and the last edition of the novel L’Astrée (introduction in English, text in French)
August 24, 2023
honoré, urfé, marquis, valromey, comte, châteauneuf, february, 1568, june, 1625, french, novelist, miscellaneous, writer, born11, february, 1568marseille, francedied1, june, 1625, 1625, aged, villefranche, franceoccupationwriterperiod16th, centurygenrepastoral. Honore d Urfe marquis de Valromey comte de Chateauneuf 11 February 1568 1 June 1625 was a French novelist and miscellaneous writer Honore d UrfeBorn11 February 1568Marseille FranceDied1 June 1625 1625 06 01 aged 57 Villefranche sur mer FranceOccupationWriterPeriod16th centuryGenrePastoralLiterary movementPrecieusesNotable worksL AstreeSignature Contents 1 Life 2 Works 3 Memory and legacy 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksLife EditHe was born at Marseille the grandson of Claude d Urfe and was educated at the College de Tournon A partisan of the League he was taken prisoner in 1595 and though soon set free he was again captured and imprisoned During his imprisonment he read Ronsard Petrarch and above all the Diana of Jorge de Montemayor and Tasso s Aminta After the defeat of the League in 1594 d Urfe emigrated to Savoy whose duke was a relative of his mother Here he wrote the Epitres morales 1598 1 Honore s brother Anne comte d Urfe had married in 1571 the beautiful Diane de Chateaumorand but the marriage was annulled in 1598 by Clement VIII Anne d Urfe was ordained to the priesthood in 1603 and died in 1621 dean of Montbrison 1 Diane had a great fortune and to avoid the alienation of the money from the D Urfe family Honore married her in 1600 This marriage also proved unhappy D Urfe spent most of his time separated from his wife at the court of Savoy where he held the charge of chamberlain The separation of goods arranged later on may have been simply due to money embarrassments 1 He died from injuries received by a fall from his horse at Villafranca 1 during a campaign against the Genoese Works Edit L AstreeIt was in Savoy that he conceived the plan of his novel L Astree the scene of which is laid on the banks of the Lignon in his native province of Forez It is a leisurely romance in which the loves of Celadon and Astree are told at immense length with many digressions The recently discovered circumstances of the marriages of the brothers have disposed of the idea that the romance is autobiographical in its main idea but some of the episodes are said to be but slightly veiled accounts of the adventures of Henry IV The shepherds and shepherdesses of the story are of the usual type in pastorals and they discourse of love with a casuistry and elaborate delicacy that are by no means rustic 1 The first part of L Astree appeared in 1607 the second in 1610 the third in 1619 and in 1627 the fourth part was edited In 1628 a fifth was added by D Urfe s secretary Balthazar Baro L Astree set the fashion temporarily in romance narratives and no tragedy was complete without wire drawn discussions on love in the manner of Celadon and Astree The best edition of L Astree is that of 1647 1 D Urfe also wrote the pastoral poem Le Sireine publ 1606 and the pastoral play Sylvanire 1627 Memory and legacy EditIn 1757 L Astree was sufficiently in the public consciousness or at any rate Celadon had become a byword for amorousness to be referred to in passing by an Italian guest of Casanova 2 In 1908 a bust of D Urfe was erected at Virieu le Grand Ain where the greater part of L Astree was written An adaptation of L Astree by French director Eric Rohmer was released in 2007 under the title Les Amours d Astree et de Celadon in English speaking territories its title was The Romance of Astrea and Celadon It was nominated for a Golden Lion at the 2007 Venice Film Festival and star Andy Gillet won an Etoile d Or in 2008 for Best Male Newcomer for his performance as Celadon Notes Edit a b c d e f Chisholm 1911 The Complete Memoires By Jacques Casanova Chapter 59 from Nalanda Digital Library at NIT Calicut Archived 12 December 2008 at the Wayback MachineReferences Edit This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Urfe Honore d Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 27 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 795 External links EditWorks by or about Honore d Urfe at Internet Archive Two Faces of L Astree online critical edition of the first and the last edition of the novel L Astree introduction in English text in French Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Honore d 27Urfe amp oldid 1169522388, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
