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- Sully Prudhomme (born March 16, 1839, Paris—died Sept. 7, 1907, Châtenay, France) was a French poet who was a leading member of the Parnassian movement, which sought to restore elegance, balance, and aesthetic standards to poetry, in reaction to the excesses of Romanticism. He was awarded the first Nobel Prize for Literature in 1901.
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René François Armand "Sully" Prudhomme (French: [syli pʁydɔm]; 16 March 1839 – 6 September 1907) was a French poet and essayist. He was the first winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1901.
Apr 10, 2024 · Sully Prudhomme (born March 16, 1839, Paris—died Sept. 7, 1907, Châtenay, France) was a French poet who was a leading member of the Parnassian movement, which sought to restore elegance, balance, and aesthetic standards to poetry, in reaction to the excesses of Romanticism.
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The Nobel Prize in Literature 1901 was awarded to Sully Prudhomme "in special recognition of his poetic composition, which gives evidence of lofty idealism, artistic perfection and a rare combination of the qualities of both heart and intellect"
Sully Prudhomme. The Nobel Prize in Literature 1901. Born: 16 March 1839, Paris, France. Died: 7 September 1907, Châtenay, France. Residence at the time of the award: France. Prize motivation: “in special recognition of his poetic composition, which gives evidence of lofty idealism, artistic perfection and a rare combination of the qualities ...
French poet Sully Prudhomme (1839-1907) was the first recipient of the Nobel Prize for literature in 1901. Combining the formal precision of the Parnassian poets with subjects reflecting his keen interest in philosophy and his early training in the sciences, Sully Prudhomme forged a career that drew wide praise during his lifetime.
René Armand François Prudhomme, dit Sully Prudhomme (orthographié également parfois Sully-Prudhomme [1]), né à Paris le 16 mars 1839 et mort à Châtenay-Malabry le 6 septembre 1907, est un poète français, premier lauréat du prix Nobel de littérature en 1901.
It has awarded the first Nobel Prize in Literature to the poet and philosopher Sully Prudhomme of the French Academy. Sully Prudhomme was born March 16, 1839, and in 1865 emerged as an accomplished poet in his Stances et Poèmes [Stanzas and Poems].
