François Tristan l'Hermite
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François l'Hermite was a French
dramatist who wrote under the name Tristan l'Hermite. He was born at the Château de Soliers in the Haute Marche.
His adventures began early, for he killed his enemy in a duel at the age of thirteen, and was obliged to flee to England
. The story of his childhood and youth he embroiders in a burlesque novel, the Page disgracie. He was, in succession, poet to Gaston d'Orléans, to the duchesse de Chaulnes and the duke of Guise
.
His first tragedy
, Marianne (1636), was also his best. It was followed by Penthée (1637), La Mort de Seneque (1644), La Mort de Crispe (1645) and the Parasite (1653). He was also the author of some admirable lyrics. Three of his best plays are printed in the Théâtre français of 1737.
He took his pseudonym from Tristan l'Hermite
, a shadowy figure of the late Middle Ages who was provost of the marshals of the King's household under Louis XI of France
.
France
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dramatist who wrote under the name Tristan l'Hermite. He was born at the Château de Soliers in the Haute Marche.
His adventures began early, for he killed his enemy in a duel at the age of thirteen, and was obliged to flee to England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The story of his childhood and youth he embroiders in a burlesque novel, the Page disgracie. He was, in succession, poet to Gaston d'Orléans, to the duchesse de Chaulnes and the duke of Guise
House of Guise
The House of Guise was a French ducal family, partly responsible for the French Wars of Religion.The Guises were Catholic, and Henry Guise wanted to end growing Calvinist influence...
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His first tragedy
Tragedy
Tragedy is a form of art based on human suffering that offers its audience pleasure. While most cultures have developed forms that provoke this paradoxical response, tragedy refers to a specific tradition of drama that has played a unique and important role historically in the self-definition of...
, Marianne (1636), was also his best. It was followed by Penthée (1637), La Mort de Seneque (1644), La Mort de Crispe (1645) and the Parasite (1653). He was also the author of some admirable lyrics. Three of his best plays are printed in the Théâtre français of 1737.
He took his pseudonym from Tristan l'Hermite
Tristan l'Hermite
See also François Tristan l'HermiteTristan l'Hermite was a French political and military figure of the late Middle Ages.He was provost of the marshals of the King's household under Louis XI of France, which gave him enormous power in the Intrigues and plots that characterized that king's 22-year...
, a shadowy figure of the late Middle Ages who was provost of the marshals of the King's household under Louis XI of France
Louis XI of France
Louis XI , called the Prudent , was the King of France from 1461 to 1483. He was the son of Charles VII of France and Mary of Anjou, a member of the House of Valois....
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Texts
- L'Hermite, François Tristan. Poésies, edited by Philip A. Wadsworth, 1962.
- L'Hermite, François Tristan. Les Vers héroïques, edited by Catherine M. Grisé, 1967.
- Abraham, Claude K., Jerome Schweitzer, and Jacqueline Vam Baelen, editors, Le Théâtre complet de Tristan L'Hermite, 1975.
Criticism
- Abraham, Claude K. The Strangers: Tragic World of Tristan L'Hermite, 1969, 1989.