Sully-André Peyre

Sully-André Peyre
Born September 9, 1890
Le Cailar, Gard, France
Died December 13, 1961
Aigues-Vives, Gard, France
Occupation Poet, essayist
Spouse(s) Amy Silvel
Parent(s) Pierre Peyre
Emma Soulier

Sully-André Peyre (1890-1961) was a French poet and essayist. He wrote both in Provençal and in French. He won a prize from the Académie française.

Early life

Sully-André Peyre was born on September 9, 1890 in Le Cailar, Gard, France.[1][2] He grew up in Mouriès, Bouches-du-Rhône.[3]

Career

Peyre published Lou Secret, a Provençal paper in 1918.[3] A year later, in 1919, he founded La Regalido, another Provençal journal, with Elie Vianes.[3] He was the founder and editor of Marsyas, a Provençal review, from 1921 to 1961.[2]

Peyre was the author of many poetry collections and essays. He wrote both in Provençal and in French He won the Prix Broquette-Gonin from the Académie française for his 1958 book entitled Poésie.[4]

Personal life and death

Peyre married Amy Silvel, a poet.[3]

Peyre died on December 13, 1961 in Aigues-Vives, Gard, France.[1][2]

Works

Further reading

References

  1. 1 2 "Sully-André Peyre (1890-1961)". Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Peyre, Sully-André (1890-1961)". IdRef. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Bertrand, Jean-Pierre; Demoulin, Laurent; Gauvin, Lise (2003). Littératures mineures en langue majeure : Québec, Wallonie-Bruxelles. Montréal: P.U.M. p. 130. ISBN 9789052011929. OCLC 54001172.
  4. "Sully-André PEYRE". Académie française. Retrieved June 13, 2016.


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