The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-01-23
M. De REGNIER, WHO WILL
LECTURE AT HARVARD.

The French writer chosen as the
th.rd annual lecturer OF the "Cercle
francais dc rUnlyersite Harvard 20
speak before Hurvard university ia
1900. is tho poet Monsieur Henri dc lies-
hier. NJ. de Regnier Will deliver eight
lectures on French Modern Poetry
beginning March /.
Among the places he win visit be-
sides Harvard. We can cite: Adelphi
college OF Brooklyn Alliance Fran
Caise. New York. Brooklyn Institute OF
Arts and Sciences. Brown university.
Bryn Mawr college. Cercle Francais dc
lAiiiance. Boston; University OF CALI
tornia. University OF Chicago, Colum-
bia. Cornell, Mount Holyoke. Packer
institute OF Brooklyn, University OF
Pennsylvania. Princeton. San Francis
co, vassar. Wellesiey, Wells. Williams.
Na.e university. etc.
NJ Henri dc Regner was born al
iioudeur. near Hayre. France, on De-
cerHl er %. 1861.
His first verses We're published IN
Move mber 1885. under the title Of Les
Iendemaius." This was followed. lis
} I'll 0AAtis nN 1NANAlAkI MNAAt sAlH-f''i~
nIent. This debut was not unnO-
ti1ed. but 10 was only in 1857. with the
publication Of - collection of sOnGcts
ent.tlec Sites" that he attracted the
attention OF the literary world VI. &c
Res belcprSl 90 the group OF young
poets that received the name OF De
c2dtIlts" or 'SymbOlists. this last
uamc being permanently attached 20
chose who recognized Paul Nerlalne ana
IN 1auI..wg
From 1857. NJ. dc H,esnicr.s works a7-
pear in quick succession. The titles OF
thcsc various poems are as follows.
Episodes" 1SSS: Poems Anciens O.
Gomanesques. 1890: Tel quen Songe.
1892: "Arethuse." 1898. All these wo ks
which were reprinted by the Societe de
MerCure dc France. In three volumes.
Jeux Rustiques ct Divins." which con-
taiu besides "Arethuse,' a number ot
new poems. which are considered
among the best written by NJ. de Res
E'Cr
NJ. de Regnier is a versatile writer.
In addition 10 his poems he published.
in 1895. a series OF stories. La canine
de Jaspe." and another one i'm 1899, lie
Trefle Blanc" He contributed, both in
verses and prose. TO the most import
ant magazines or reviews of The avant-
garde or new movement. He contrib
utes 20 the Revue des Deux Mondes,
and 10 the Revue de Paris" and also
TO several important papers literary ar
ticlss over his signature which are
highly appreciated. q
The French Academy awarded him
this year the Pris Nitet for his works,
and NJ. CASTOR Boissier. the secretary
of the academy. expressed himself IN
the following manner i'm his official re-
port:
M de Regnier is one OF the leaders
of that new school which pretends 10
do no less a thing than modify the form
and the spirit OF French poetry. The
enterprise is "A daring one. Everybody
recognizes that NJ. de Regnier has very
rare poetical gifts: abundance and
richness i'm images; Gmplitple and har-
mony Of the perioad, grace both pro-
voking and natural that makes him adj
mired even of those his boldness dis
pleases."
NJ. De Regnier was made cheNalier
OF the Legion Of Honor i'm 1897. He mar
ried the second daughter OF Jose Maria
de Iieredia. of the French Academy.
the renowned author of Les Trophies.
and he is in consequence OF his the
brother in law of NJ Pierre Louys the
author of "Aphrodite" and "Chanscns
de BiltiS"