Pierre Grimal
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Pierre Grimal was a French
historian
, classicist and Latinist. Fascinated by the Roman civilization, he did much to promote the cultural inheritance of ancient Rome
, both among specialists and the general public.
in 1933, and receiving a third in the "Agrégation
des lettres" in 1935, he was member of the French School at Rome (1935-1937) then taught Latin at a Rennes
lycée. Then he was active as a professor of Roman civilization at the faculties of Caen and Bordeaux, and finally at the Sorbonne
for thirty years.
He published studies on the Roman civilization, of which many volumes to the "Que sais-je?
" series, and translations of Latin classical authors (Cicero, Seneca the Younger, Tacitus, Plautus, Terence). On his retirement, he also published biographies and fictionalized histories (Mémoires d’Agrippine, le procès Néron), more intended for the general public.
At the end of his life, he campaigned for the safeguarding of literary teaching.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
historian
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
, classicist and Latinist. Fascinated by the Roman civilization, he did much to promote the cultural inheritance of ancient Rome
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
, both among specialists and the general public.
Biography
Admitted to the École Normale SupérieureÉcole Normale Supérieure
The École normale supérieure is one of the most prestigious French grandes écoles...
in 1933, and receiving a third in the "Agrégation
Agrégation
In France, the agrégation is a civil service competitive examination for some positions in the public education system. The laureates are known as agrégés...
des lettres" in 1935, he was member of the French School at Rome (1935-1937) then taught Latin at a Rennes
Rennes
Rennes is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France. Rennes is the capital of the region of Brittany, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine department.-History:...
lycée. Then he was active as a professor of Roman civilization at the faculties of Caen and Bordeaux, and finally at the Sorbonne
Sorbonne
The Sorbonne is an edifice of the Latin Quarter, in Paris, France, which has been the historical house of the former University of Paris...
for thirty years.
He published studies on the Roman civilization, of which many volumes to the "Que sais-je?
Que sais-je?
“Que sais-je?” is a series of books published by the Presses universitaires de France . The aim of the series is to provide the lay reader with an accessible introduction to a field of study written by an expert in the field. As such, they are a good example of haute vulgarisation...
" series, and translations of Latin classical authors (Cicero, Seneca the Younger, Tacitus, Plautus, Terence). On his retirement, he also published biographies and fictionalized histories (Mémoires d’Agrippine, le procès Néron), more intended for the general public.
At the end of his life, he campaigned for the safeguarding of literary teaching.
Works
All published in Paris-- Dictionnaire de la mythologie grecque et romaine, published by PUF, 1951, fifth edition in 1976
- Romans grecs et latins, Bibliothèque de la PléiadeBibliothèque de la PléiadeThe Bibliothèque de la Pléiade is a French series of books which was created in the 1930s by Jacques Schiffrin, an independent young editor. . Schiffrin wanted to provide the public with reference editions of the complete works of classic authors in a pocket format...
, 1958 - Le siècle des Scipions, Rome et l’Hellénisme au temps des guerres puniques, Aubier, second edition in 1975
- La littérature latine, PUF Que sais-je number 376, 1965
- La mythologie grecque, PUF Que sais-je number 582, ninth edition in 1978
- L’art des jardins, PUF Que sais-je number 618, third edition 1974
- Les villes romaines, PUF Que sais-je number 657, first edition 1954, seventh edition in 1990
- Le siècle d’Auguste, PUF Que sais-je number 676, 1965
- Dans les pas des césars, Hachette, 1955
- HoraceHoraceQuintus Horatius Flaccus , known in the English-speaking world as Horace, was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus.-Life:...
, Editions du Seuil, 1955 - La civilisation romaine, Arthaud, fourth edition in 1970
- Italie retrouvée, PUF, 1979
- Nous partons pour Rome, PUF, third edition 1977
- L’amour à Rome, Belles Lettres, 1979
- Mythologies, Larousse, 1964
- Histoire mondiale de la femme, Nouvelle Librairie de France, 1965
- Etude de chronologie cicéronienne, Belles Lettres, 1977
- Essai sur l’art poétique d’Horace, Paris SEDES, 1968
- Le guide de l’étudiant latiniste, PUF, 1971
- La guerre civile de PétronePetronePetrone is a surname, and may refer to:* Pedro Petrone , Uruguayan footballer* Penny Petrone , Canadian writer, educator, patron of the arts, and philanthropist* Rocco Petrone , American engineer...
, dans ses rapports avec la Pharsale, Belles Lettres, 1977 - Le Lyrisme à Rome, PUF, 1978
- Sénèque, ou la conscience de l’Empire, Belles Lettres, 1978
- Le théâtre antique, PUF Que sais-je number 1732, 1978
- Le Quercy de Pierre Grimal, Arthaud, 1978
- Sénèque, PUF Que sais-je number 1950, 1981
- Jérôme CarcopinoJérôme CarcopinoJérôme Carcopino was a French historian and author. He was the fifteen member elected to occupy seat 3 of the Académie française in 1955.-Biography:...
, un historien au service de l’humanisme (in collaboration with Cl. Carcopino and P. Oubliac), Belles Lettres, 1981 - Rome, les siècles et les jours, Arthaud, 1982
- Virgile ou la seconde naissance de Rome, Arthaud, 1985
- http://www.publications.ecole-francaise.it/cgi-bin/ecole-francaise/details.cgi?address=&request=%25281%253d1003%2520%25204%253d2%2520%2522Grimal%2522%2529%2520&visrequest=%253cspan%2520class%253dvisrequestuse%25thirdAuteur%253c%252fspan%25third%253d%2520%2522%253cspan%2520class%253dvisrequestval%25thirdGrimal%2520%253c%252fspan%25third%2522&listrequest=&database=&item=16&format=&previous=&sort=1003+4+31&template=&stateless=Rome, la littérature et l'histoire], École française de Rome, 1986
- Cicéron, Fayard, 1986
- Les erreurs de la liberté, Belles Lettres, 1989
- Tacite, Fayard, 1990
- Marc Aurèle
- Les mémoires d’AgrippineAgrippina the YoungerJulia Agrippina, most commonly referred to as Agrippina Minor or Agrippina the Younger, and after 50 known as Julia Augusta Agrippina was a Roman Empress and one of the more prominent women in the Julio-Claudian dynasty...
, editions De Fallois, 1992 - Le procès de Néron, editions De Fallois
Latin to French
- Frontinus, De aquae ductu Urbis Romae, Belles Lettres, 1944
- PetroniusPetroniusGaius Petronius Arbiter was a Roman courtier during the reign of Nero. He is generally believed to be the author of the Satyricon, a satirical novel believed to have been written during the Neronian age.-Life:...
, SatyriconSatyriconSatyricon is a Latin work of fiction in a mixture of prose and poetry. It is believed to have been written by Gaius Petronius, though the manuscript tradition identifies the author as a certain Titus Petronius...
, in Romans grecs et latins, Bibliothèque de la PléiadeBibliothèque de la PléiadeThe Bibliothèque de la Pléiade is a French series of books which was created in the 1930s by Jacques Schiffrin, an independent young editor. . Schiffrin wanted to provide the public with reference editions of the complete works of classic authors in a pocket format...
, 1958 - ApuleiusApuleiusApuleius was a Latin prose writer. He was a Berber, from Madaurus . He studied Platonist philosophy in Athens; travelled to Italy, Asia Minor and Egypt; and was an initiate in several cults or mysteries. The most famous incident in his life was when he was accused of using magic to gain the...
, Les Métamorphoses, in Romans grecs et latins, Bibliothèque de la Pléiade, 1958 - LongusLongusLongus, sometimes Longos , was the author of an ancient Greek novel or romance, Daphnis and Chloe. Very little is known of his life, and it is assumed that he lived on the isle of Lesbos during the 2nd century AD...
, La pastorale de Daphnis et ChloéDaphnis and ChloeDaphnis and Chloe is the only known work of the 2nd century AD Greek novelist and romancer Longus.-Setting and style:It is set on the isle of Lesbos during the 2nd century AD, which is also assumed to be the author's home. Its style is rhetorical and pastoral; its shepherds and shepherdesses are...
, in Romans grecs et latins, Bibliothèque de la Pléiade, 1958 - PetroniusPetroniusGaius Petronius Arbiter was a Roman courtier during the reign of Nero. He is generally believed to be the author of the Satyricon, a satirical novel believed to have been written during the Neronian age.-Life:...
, SatyriconSatyriconSatyricon is a Latin work of fiction in a mixture of prose and poetry. It is believed to have been written by Gaius Petronius, though the manuscript tradition identifies the author as a certain Titus Petronius...
, Livre de poche, 1960 - Seneca the YoungerSeneca the YoungerLucius Annaeus Seneca was a Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, dramatist, and in one work humorist, of the Silver Age of Latin literature. He was tutor and later advisor to emperor Nero...
- De brevitate vitae, PUF, 1959
- Phaedra, PUF, 1965
- De vita beata, PUF, 1969
- ApuleiusApuleiusApuleius was a Latin prose writer. He was a Berber, from Madaurus . He studied Platonist philosophy in Athens; travelled to Italy, Asia Minor and Egypt; and was an initiate in several cults or mysteries. The most famous incident in his life was when he was accused of using magic to gain the...
, Amor and Psyche, PUF, 1963 - PlautusPlautusTitus Maccius Plautus , commonly known as "Plautus", was a Roman playwright of the Old Latin period. His comedies are the earliest surviving intact works in Latin literature. He wrote Palliata comoedia, the genre devised by the innovator of Latin literature, Livius Andronicus...
and TerenceTerencePublius Terentius Afer , better known in English as Terence, was a playwright of the Roman Republic, of North African descent. His comedies were performed for the first time around 170–160 BC. Terentius Lucanus, a Roman senator, brought Terence to Rome as a slave, educated him and later on,...
, complete works, Paris NFR, 1971 - TacitusTacitusPublius Cornelius Tacitus was a senator and a historian of the Roman Empire. The surviving portions of his two major works—the Annals and the Histories—examine the reigns of the Roman Emperors Tiberius, Claudius, Nero and those who reigned in the Year of the Four Emperors...
, complete works, La Pléiade, 1990 - CiceroCiceroMarcus Tullius Cicero , was a Roman philosopher, statesman, lawyer, political theorist, and Roman constitutionalist. He came from a wealthy municipal family of the equestrian order, and is widely considered one of Rome's greatest orators and prose stylists.He introduced the Romans to the chief...
(published posthumously)- In Pisonem, Belles Lettres, 1967
- Pro Plancio, Belles Lettres, 1976
- The memoirs of Pomponius Atticus, Belles Lettres, 1976
Greek to French
- CharitonCharitonChariton of Aphrodisias was the author of an ancient Greek novel probably titled Callirhoe , though it is regularly referred to as Chaereas and Callirhoe...
, Les aventures de Chéréas et de Callirhoé, in Romans grecs et latins, Bibliothèque de la PléiadeBibliothèque de la PléiadeThe Bibliothèque de la Pléiade is a French series of books which was created in the 1930s by Jacques Schiffrin, an independent young editor. . Schiffrin wanted to provide the public with reference editions of the complete works of classic authors in a pocket format...
, 1958 - Heliodorus of EmesaHeliodorus of EmesaHeliodorus of Emesa, from Emesa, Syria, was a Greek writer generally dated to the third century AD who is known for the ancient Greek novel or romance called the Aethiopica or sometimes "Theagenes and Chariclea"....
, Les EthiopiquesAethiopicaAethiopica or Theagenes and Chariclea is an ancient Greek romance or novel. It was written by Heliodorus of Emesa and is his only known work.-Author:...
, in Romans grecs et latins, Bibliothèque de la Pléiade, 1958 - Achilles TatiusAchilles TatiusAchilles Tatius of Alexandria was a Roman era Greek writer whose fame is attached to his only surviving work, the ancient Greek novel or romance The Adventures of Leucippe and Clitophon.-Life and minor works:...
, Le roman de Leucippé et Clitophon, in Romans grecs et latins, Bibliothèque de la Pléiade, 1958 - Philostratos, Vie d'Apollonios de Tyane, in Romans grecs et latins, Bibliothèque de la Pléiade, 1958
- LucianLucianLucian of Samosata was a rhetorician and satirist who wrote in the Greek language. He is noted for his witty and scoffing nature.His ethnicity is disputed and is attributed as Assyrian according to Frye and Parpola, and Syrian according to Joseph....
, Histoire véritable, in Romans grecs et latins, Bibliothèque de la Pléiade, 1958 - LucianLucianLucian of Samosata was a rhetorician and satirist who wrote in the Greek language. He is noted for his witty and scoffing nature.His ethnicity is disputed and is attributed as Assyrian according to Frye and Parpola, and Syrian according to Joseph....
, La Confession de Cyprien, in Romans grecs et latins, Bibliothèque de la Pléiade, 1958
Honours
Pierre Grimal was a member of:- l' Académie des inscriptions et belles lettres, from 1978
- Comité d'honneur de l'ASSELAF (Association pour la sauvegarde et l'expansion de la langue française)