
Mirèio
by Frédéric Mistral
Frédéric Mistral(Author)
Culturea (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 18. March 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
214 pages
979-10-431-4220-8 (ISBN)
Description
Published in 1859 to great fanfare from French literary society, Mirèio was the first of four long narrative poems written by the French author Frédéric Mistral. Composed in Occitan, a regional language spoken in southern France, Mirèio arose out of the milieu of the Félibrige, a cultural movement centered around Mistral and his compatriots who championed the use of the Occitan language. Rich with references to local Provençal culture and geography, Mirèio recounts the joys and sorrows of two young lovers: the titular Mirèio, daughter of a rich farmer, and Vincen, a poor basket weaver. Though the two fall madly in love, they find themselves separated by social class and the disapproving attitude of Mirèio's parents.In part thanks to Mirèio, Mistral went on to win the 1904 Nobel Prize in Literature, celebrated by the Nobel Committee for his poetry and his work as a Provençal philologist. Mirèio was widely translated, and was also adapted into the French-language opera Mireille by Charles Gounod. Mirèio remains a celebrated depiction of Provençal culture to this day.
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Edition
1. Tirage
Language
English
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 148 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
284 gr
ISBN-13
979-10-431-4220-8 (9791043142208)
Schweitzer Classification
Person
Frédéric Mistral (né en 1830 et mort en 1914, à Maillane, Bouches-du-Rhône) prit la tête d'un groupe d'intellectuels (les Félibres) pour le renouveau de la langue provençale. En dehors de Mireio, Mistral a rédigé un dictionnaire provençal-français, Trésor du Félibrige, et Mes origines, Mémoires et récits . Il reçut le prix Nobel en 1904.