Description: [SIGNED AUTOGRAPH LETTER - LITERATURE FRENCH XXth - POLICY - FRENCH ACTION]-On strong paper"Don't hit yourself! Between the page you remind me of and my speech in Bordeaux, 8 years have passed, times have changed, Action Francaise was founded, royalist propaganda has made great progress; myself having reflected and observed, I wrote A new spirit, and the letter to my friends..."Jules LEMAITRE1853-1914 Jules Lemaitre PresidentFrench Fatherland League1899-1904Armchair 20 from the French Academy Writer, literary critic Political partyFrench action Member ofFrench Fatherland LeagueJules Lemaître, born April 27, 1853 in Vennecy and died August 5, 1914 in Tavers, is a French playwright and critic. BiographyWinner of the general competition [ref. desired], former student of the École Normale Supérieure and agrégé in letters in 1875, François Élie Jules Lemaître was successively professor of rhetoric at the Lycée du Havre, lecturer at the École Supérieure des Lettres of Algiers in 1880, in charge of course in French literature at the Faculty of Letters of Besançon in 1882 and professor at that of Grenoble in 1883.A contributor to the Revue bleue and Le Temps, he became known as a dramatic critic for the Journal des Débats. His reviews were collected in Les Contemporains (7 series, 1886-1899) and Impressions de théâtre (10 series, 1888-1898). In 1884, he gave up teaching to devote himself exclusively to literature.Trying his hand at the theater, he gave Révoltée at the Odéon, Le Député Leveau at the Théâtre du Vaudeville and Le Mariage blanc at the Théâtre-Français. He has also published stories, short stories, a novel (Les Rois), and poems.In the years 1880-1885, he met the Comtesse de Loynes, a former courtesan and his eldest fifteen years. She was to become the woman of his life and he the center of his living room as well as the instrument of his political ambition. It was under his leadership that Lemaître participated in 1899 in the founding of the Ligue de la patrie française, a moderate anti-Dreyfusard league, intended to campaign for the recognition of Captain Dreyfus' guilt, and of which he became the president. In this capacity, he gave numerous speeches and contributed to L'Écho de Paris. He resigned in 1904. The League disappeared on this date.Among the other members of this League are big names, such as the critics Émile Faguet and Francisque Sarcey, the painters Edgar Degas and Auguste Renoir, the poet José-Maria de Heredia, etc.Lemaître then belonged to theFrench action since its creation in 1908, which coincided with the death of Madame de Loynes.He was elected to the French Academy on June 20, 1895 in the chair left vacant by Victor Duruy. He was received there by Octave Gréard.His grave is in the cemetery of Tavers.- 1 sheet of strong paper, rounded edges,Both sides manuscripts(11.5x9cm) Dated May 6, 1910- [From Georges or Louis Boulay]- Good general condition, various minor usual defects see visuals...- Beautiful Rare Document As always, combined shipping costs in case of multiple purchases... Winner of the general competition [ref. desired], former student of the École Normale Supérieure and agrégé in letters in 1875, François Élie Jules Lemaître was successively professor of rhetoric at the Lycée du Havre, lecturer at the École Supérieure des Lettres of Algiers in 1880, in charge of course in French literature at the Faculty of Letters of Besançon in 1882 and professor at that of Grenoble in 1883. and his eldest fifteen years. She was to become the woman of his life and he the center of his living room as well as the instrument of his political ambition. It was under his leadership that Lemaître participated in 1899 in the founding of the Ligue de la patrie française, a moderate anti-Dreyfusard league, intended to campaign for the recognition of Captain Dreyfus' guilt, and of Winner of the general competition [ref. desired], former student of the École Normale Supérieure and agrégé in letters in 1875, François Élie Jules Lemaître was successively professor of rhetoric at the Lycée du Havre, lecturer at the École Supérieure des Lettres of Algiers in 1880, in charge of course in French literature at the Faculty of Letters of Besançon in 1882 and professor at that of Grenoble in 1883. and his eldest fifteen years. She was to become the woman of his life and he the center of his living room as well as the instrument of his political ambition. It was under his leadership that Lemaître participated in 1899 in the founding of the Ligue de la patrie française, a moderate anti-Dreyfusard league, intended to campaign for the recognition of Captain Dreyfus' guilt, and of
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