Leconte de Lisle
Leconte de Lisle
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a French poet of the Parnassian movement. He is traditionally known by his surname only, Leconte de Lisle.
Born
Charles Marie René Leconte de Lisle 22 October 1818 Saint-Paul, Réunion, France
Died
17 July 1894 (aged 75) Voisins (near Louveciennes ), France
Occupation
Poet, writer, translator
adultbasic
France
era
1800+
Literary movement
Parnassian poets
Notable works
Poèmes antiques, Poèmes barbares, Poèmes tragiques, A People's history of the French Revolution ( Histoire populaire de la révolution française ), A People's History of Christianity ( Histoire populaire
Period
1846–1894