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NOTED FRENCH POET.
Nj. de Regnier to Lecture before the
Harvard Cercle Francats.

NJ de Regnier to Lecture before INC
Harvard CercIe Francois.
The French writer chosen AS the third
annual lecturer Of the "Cercle Francals
de TUniversite Harvard" to speak be-
fore Harvard university in l9O0 is the
poet M. Henri de Regnier. M. de Reg
nier will deliver eight lectures on French
Modern Poetry" beginning March l.
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,
Cercle Francois de lAlliance, Boston;
University of California, University or
Chicago. Columbia, Cornell, Mount Holy
oke, Packer institute, Of Brooklyn; Uni
yersity Of Pennsylvania, Princeton, San
Francisco, Vassar, Wellesley, Wells, VIII
liams, Yale university, etc
M Henri de Regnier was born at Hon
feur, near Havre, France, on Oec. co.
1864
His first verses were published in NO
yember, 1885, under the title Of Lies Len
domains" This was followed, the year
after by another work, "Apaisement.
This debut was not unnoticed but it was
only in 1887, with the publication OF
collection of sonnets entitled sites, that
he attracted the attention of the literary
group Of young poets that received the
name Of "Decadents" or "Symbol1sts,
this last name being permanently attach
ed to those who recognized Paul Verlalne
and Stephanie Mallarme as leaders.
From 1887 M. de Regnier's works ap-
near in quick succession. The titles Of
these various poems are as follows: Hp-
isodes," 1888; "Poemes Anciens ct Roman
esques," 1890; '"Tel qu'en Songe," 1892;
+haea fnT1-c which
were published in small editions were re-
printed by the Soicete du Mercure de
France in three volumes, "Premiers
Poemes," "Poemes," LES JeuX Rus
tiuues ct Divins." which contain besides
"Arethuse," number of new poems
which are considered among the best
written by M de Regnier
M de Regnier Is a versatile writer. In
addition to his poems he published, IN
1895, series of stories, La Came de
Jaspe," and another one In 1899, lie Ire
file Blanc" He contributed, both in verse
and prose, to the most important maya
zines or reviews of the avant-garde or
new movement. He contributes to the
Revue DIES Deux Mondes,' and to the
sRevue de Paris and also to several
important papers literary articles over
his signature which are highly apprecl-
ated.
Inc FT60CU dCduSiiy dWdi OSO NAAio
year the Prix Vitet. for his works, and
M. Castor Boissier, the secretary of the
| academy, expressed himself in the follow
ing manner in his official report:
''M de Regnier is one of the leaders Of
/ that new school which pretends to do no
less a thing than modify the form and
the spirit of French poetry. The enter
| prise is a daring one. Everybody recog-
| nizes that M. de Regnier has very rare
poetical gifts; abundance and richness in
| Images; amplitude and harmony of the
| period, grace both provoking and nat
| ural that makes him admired even OF
| those his holiness displeases."
! NJ de Regnier was made chevaler Of
the Legion of Honor in 1897. He married
| the second daughter Of Jose-Maria de
Heredia, of the French academy, the re-
| nowned author Of Lies Trophies" and
he is. in consequence of this, the brother
| in-law of M. Pierre Louys, the author of
"Aphrodite" and "Chansons de Bilitis.