Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-01-27
A FRENCH POET.
N. de Regnier and His American Lecture Tour

me French writer chosen as the third
annual lecturer Of the ''Cercla Framclis
de Iniyersite Harvard to speak be
| lore Harvard | University. in 1870 is the
| poet Monsieur Henri de Regnier. NJ. ii,
| Regnier will deliver eight lectures ON
,,French Modern Poetry beginning
Among the places he will visit besides
| Harvard, we can cite: Adelphi College.
Of Brooklyn; Alliance Franchise. New
York BROOKLYN Institute of Arts and
| Sciences. Brown University Bryn Mawr
| College, Sercle Francois de TAlidncc.
Boston; University Of California. Univer-
Sity Of Chicago, Columbia. Cornell Mount
llOlyoNe, Packer Institute. Of Brooklyn,
University Of Pennsylvania. Princeton.
san Francisco. Nassar Wellesley. Wells
W WI ans Yale University. etc.
| tcur near HlVre, France. on December
Ills first verses were published in No
domains. This was followed. the year
after, by another work. "Apaisement.
TINS debut was not unnOticed. but it was
only II l~1, with the publication Of =
collection Of sonnets entitled sites, that
he attracted the attention Of the literary
world. NJ. de Rrcnier belonged to the
group q young poets that received the
name of "DccadentS or "SNmbOllStS.
this last name being permanently at
tached to those who recognized Paul
Nerlaine and Stephdne Mallarme as lead
erS.
From 1897, NJ. de Regnier,s works APP
pear in quick succession. The titles OF
these various poems are as follow =: "Ep-
isodes." 1S>S; "Poemes Ancicns ct 70
maneSques." 1880; Tel ~ en- SonEe.' 1922
"Arcthuse' 1885. All these works which
Were published in small editions we've
reprinted by the Societe du Mercure Dc
Poemes." "Poemes.' Les JcuX. Rus
tiques ct Divins," which contain besides
'Arcthusc" a number III new poems
which are considered among the best
written hV NJ de Regnier.
NJ. ne Resnier is versatile writer, In
addition to his poems he published, in
1925, a series Of stories. La Came dt
Jaspe." and another one in 1872. l.e
Trefie Blanc" lie contributed, both in
verses ana prose. TO the most important
magazines or reviews Of the avant-g3rde
or new movement. lie contributes to the
Revue des DeuX Mondes. and 70 the
important papers literary articles over
his signature which are highly appre-
ciated.
The French Academy awarded him this
wear the Prix Nitet, for his works, ana
NJ CASTOR BoiSsicr, the secretary Of tn"
academy. expressed himself in the fol-
lowing manner in his official report;
M de Regnier il one Of the leaders Of
,bot nav school which pretcrdS to 40 no
less a thing than modify the form ana
the spirit of French poetry. Inc enter
prise is Il daring one. Everybody rec"E-
niZeS that NJ de Rcgnicr has very rar"
nnrtiral gifts: abundance and richness in
images: amplitude ana harmony 81 tht
period. Il grace both provoking ana ndtu-
raj that makes him admired even ri
those mis- boIdness displcascs.
NJ. de Regnicr was made a chcVdlicr OF
the Legion Of Honor in 1871. tic married
the second daughter OF jose Maria ne
Hercdia, of the French Academy, me re,
nowned author Ut Les TrnphceS, and
he is in consequence OF this the brother
in-law of NJ Pierre LOUIS. the author Of
"Aphrodite' ana "Chansons de Bllltis-