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Bosschère was born in Uccle, the son of Charles de Bosschere and Nancy Marie Hélène Van der Stock. In 1884, the family moved to Lier, where Jean spent a tormented childhood full of affection for his disfigured sister Marthe, described in Marthe et l'Enragé. In 1893, Jean attended the Ecole d'Horticulture in Ghent. In 1894, the family moved to Antwerp, where Jean attended the Royal Academy of Fine Arts from 1896 to 1900.
Influences
Between 1901 and 1905, he regularly visited Paris where he met writers with a passion for the occult. On 25 March 1905, he married Jeanne Fanny Alexandra Jones; they separated officially in 1923. From 1905 to 1914, he wrote regular articles for the magazine L'Occident and L'Art Flamand et Hollandais. From 1907, he also wrote several monographs, especially on Flemish art. Two years later he published his first collection of poetry, Béâle-Gryne, which he illustrated himself. The style of these illustrations, as well as his later work, was a version of Art Nouveau heavily influenced by the drawings of Aubrey Beardsley. He was also influenced by the Roman Catholic spiritual works of French poet and dramatist Paul Claudel, whom he saw lecture in 1909. That same year, he began a lifelong friendship with the Antwerp Symbolist poet Max Elskamp (of whom in 1914, he published a critical study), and in 1911, of the French writer Andre Suares. Around 1912, he underwent a moral and emotional crisis and distanced himself from Symbolism. He was accused of Satanism in 1912, in response to his first novel, Dolorine et les Ombres (1911). In 1914, he made a trip to Italy.
Illustration by Jean de Bosschere in Ovid's Ars Amatoria
WWI
In 1915, after the outbreak of World War I, he fled from Belgium and went to London where he met writers such as John Gould Fletcher, Aldous Huxley and D. H. Lawrence, and Imagist poets such as Ezra Pound, T. S. Eliot and Richard Aldington. He met several London publishers for whom he illustrated numerous books in the '20s and '30s. Among the books he illustrated were the poems of Oscar Wilde and Charles Baudelaire. He also illustrated erotic classics by Aristophanes, Ovid, Strato and Apuleius. In 1920, he moved in with his beloved Vera Anne Hamilton but she died in January 1922. At the end of 1922, he left London with Élisabeth d'Ennetières, with whom he would stay for the rest of his life. They settled in Albano, near Rome. In the winter of 1925–26, they lived in Brussels, then from March 1926, in Paris, where he met Antonin Artaud. They also stayed regularly Solaia near Siena in Italy, where De Bosschere worked on his many novels and poetry collections.
"l'Obscure"
The work of De Bosschere was marked by a persistent spiritual seeking in his life he developed a fascination with the occult, the spiritual, the obscure and the sexual. He gave himself the nickname "Satan" and "l'Obscure", which formed the title of Satan l'Obscure (1933), his second autobiographical novel after Marthe et l'Enragé.
The decade of the '30s was difficult for De Bosschere. He wrote several novels that he regarded as failures and found little illustration work due to the poor economic climate. From 1938 he lived a secluded life in La Châtre in central France. He kept a diary from 1946 titled Journal d'un Rebelle Solitaire that has remained unreleased. He also made two anthologies of most of his poetry: Derniers poèmes de l'Obscure (1948) and Héritiers de l'abime (1950).
Awards and death
In September 1952 he received the Prix de la Méditerranée and in November the Mandat des Poètes. A year later he died at the age of 74 in the hospital in Châteauroux. Following his death several of his works were published, but much of the work, which is kept in the Archives et Musée de la littérature in Brussels, of this prolific writer has remained unpublished.
Selected bibliography
Works in English
The Closed Door, trans. F. S. Flint. John Lane: New York, 1917.
Folk Tales of Flanders (also pub. as Beasts and Men). London: William Heinemann, 1918.
The City Curious. London: William Heinemann, 1920.
Weird Islands. London: William Heinemann, 1921.
The Love Books of Ovid. London: John Lane The Bodley Head, 1925 – 24 plates.
Marthe and the Madman, trans. Pierre Loving. New York: Covici-Friede, 1928.
Peacocks and Other Mysteries, trans. Frederick Street Hoppin. New York: Edmond Byrne Hackett, 1941.
The House of Forsaken Hope, trans. Donald MacAndrew (from Satan, l'Obscure). London: Fortune Press, 1942.
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Jean de Bosschere news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article s lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article March 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message Jean de Bosschere Uccle 5 July 1878 Chateauroux 17 January 1953 was a Belgian writer and painter Jean De BosschereBorn 1878 07 05 5 July 1878Uccle BelgiumDied17 January 1953 1953 01 17 aged 74 Chateauroux BelgiumOccupation s Painter writerOvid Contents 1 Early life 2 Influences 3 WWI 4 l Obscure 5 Awards and death 6 Selected bibliography 6 1 Works in English 7 External linksEarly life EditBosschere was born in Uccle the son of Charles de Bosschere and Nancy Marie Helene Van der Stock In 1884 the family moved to Lier where Jean spent a tormented childhood full of affection for his disfigured sister Marthe described in Marthe et l Enrage In 1893 Jean attended the Ecole d Horticulture in Ghent In 1894 the family moved to Antwerp where Jean attended the Royal Academy of Fine Arts from 1896 to 1900 Influences EditBetween 1901 and 1905 he regularly visited Paris where he met writers with a passion for the occult On 25 March 1905 he married Jeanne Fanny Alexandra Jones they separated officially in 1923 From 1905 to 1914 he wrote regular articles for the magazine L Occident and L Art Flamand et Hollandais From 1907 he also wrote several monographs especially on Flemish art Two years later he published his first collection of poetry Beale Gryne which he illustrated himself The style of these illustrations as well as his later work was a version of Art Nouveau heavily influenced by the drawings of Aubrey Beardsley He was also influenced by the Roman Catholic spiritual works of French poet and dramatist Paul Claudel whom he saw lecture in 1909 That same year he began a lifelong friendship with the Antwerp Symbolist poet Max Elskamp of whom in 1914 he published a critical study and in 1911 of the French writer Andre Suares Around 1912 he underwent a moral and emotional crisis and distanced himself from Symbolism He was accused of Satanism in 1912 in response to his first novel Dolorine et les Ombres 1911 In 1914 he made a trip to Italy Illustration by Jean de Bosschere in Ovid s Ars AmatoriaWWI EditIn 1915 after the outbreak of World War I he fled from Belgium and went to London where he met writers such as John Gould Fletcher Aldous Huxley and D H Lawrence and Imagist poets such as Ezra Pound T S Eliot and Richard Aldington He met several London publishers for whom he illustrated numerous books in the 20s and 30s Among the books he illustrated were the poems of Oscar Wilde and Charles Baudelaire He also illustrated erotic classics by Aristophanes Ovid Strato and Apuleius In 1920 he moved in with his beloved Vera Anne Hamilton but she died in January 1922 At the end of 1922 he left London with Elisabeth d Ennetieres with whom he would stay for the rest of his life They settled in Albano near Rome In the winter of 1925 26 they lived in Brussels then from March 1926 in Paris where he met Antonin Artaud They also stayed regularly Solaia near Siena in Italy where De Bosschere worked on his many novels and poetry collections l Obscure EditThe work of De Bosschere was marked by a persistent spiritual seeking in his life he developed a fascination with the occult the spiritual the obscure and the sexual He gave himself the nickname Satan and l Obscure which formed the title of Satan l Obscure 1933 his second autobiographical novel after Marthe et l Enrage The decade of the 30s was difficult for De Bosschere He wrote several novels that he regarded as failures and found little illustration work due to the poor economic climate From 1938 he lived a secluded life in La Chatre in central France He kept a diary from 1946 titled Journal d un Rebelle Solitaire that has remained unreleased He also made two anthologies of most of his poetry Derniers poemes de l Obscure 1948 and Heritiers de l abime 1950 Awards and death EditIn September 1952 he received the Prix de la Mediterranee and in November the Mandat des Poetes A year later he died at the age of 74 in the hospital in Chateauroux Following his death several of his works were published but much of the work which is kept in the Archives et Musee de la litterature in Brussels of this prolific writer has remained unpublished Selected bibliography EditWorks in English Edit The Closed Door trans F S Flint John Lane New York 1917 Folk Tales of Flanders also pub as Beasts and Men London William Heinemann 1918 The City Curious London William Heinemann 1920 Weird Islands London William Heinemann 1921 The Love Books of Ovid London John Lane The Bodley Head 1925 24 plates Marthe and the Madman trans Pierre Loving New York Covici Friede 1928 Peacocks and Other Mysteries trans Frederick Street Hoppin New York Edmond Byrne Hackett 1941 The House of Forsaken Hope trans Donald MacAndrew from Satan l Obscure London Fortune Press 1942 External links EditWorks by Jean de Bosschere at Project Gutenberg Works by or about Jean de Bosschere at Internet Archive Boschere Jean de at Library of Congress Authorities with 34 catalogue records Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jean de Bosschere amp oldid 1102760917, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
