Charles-Albert Demoustier
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Charles-Albert Demoustier (Villers-Cotterêts
, 1760-Paris
, 1801) was a French
writer
.
He was a descendant of La Fontaine by his mother and Racine
by his father.
He worked as a lawyer
, but later decided to become a writer. In 1786, he published the first part of Lettres à Emilie sur la mythologie. The sixth part was published in 1798.
These works, alternating prose and madrigal-like verses, were very successful.
A perfectionist, he tried to edit Lettres à Emilie sur la mythologie, but the bookseller who owned the copyrights refused to let him do so, perhaps because he had a stock of earlier copies he wanted to get rid of first. Demoustier was unable to wait, as he died a painful, premature death soon after.
He also wrote comedies, among them:
Demoustier also wrote some comic operas, a Cours de morale, Opuscules and short Poèmes, 1804.
Villers-Cotterêts
Villers-Cotterêts is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.-Geography:It is located NE of Paris via the RN2 facing Laon...
, 1760-Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, 1801) was a French
France
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writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
.
He was a descendant of La Fontaine by his mother and Racine
Jean Racine
Jean Racine , baptismal name Jean-Baptiste Racine , was a French dramatist, one of the "Big Three" of 17th-century France , and one of the most important literary figures in the Western tradition...
by his father.
He worked as a lawyer
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
, but later decided to become a writer. In 1786, he published the first part of Lettres à Emilie sur la mythologie. The sixth part was published in 1798.
These works, alternating prose and madrigal-like verses, were very successful.
A perfectionist, he tried to edit Lettres à Emilie sur la mythologie, but the bookseller who owned the copyrights refused to let him do so, perhaps because he had a stock of earlier copies he wanted to get rid of first. Demoustier was unable to wait, as he died a painful, premature death soon after.
He also wrote comedies, among them:
- Conciliateur ou l'Homme aimable, in 5 acts and in verse, 1791
- Femmes, in 3 acts and in verse.
- Alceste ou le misanthrope corrigé, in 3 acts and in verse
Demoustier also wrote some comic operas, a Cours de morale, Opuscules and short Poèmes, 1804.
Source
- Dictionnaire universel d'histoire et de géographie (Bouillet et Chassang), public domain.