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Monnier was born at [[Florence]]. His father was French, and his mother a Genevese; he received his early education in Naples, he then studied in [[Paris]] and [[Geneva]], and he completed his education at [[Heidelberg]] and [[Berlin]]. He became professor of comparative literature at Geneva, and eventually vice-rector of the university. He died at Geneva on April 18, 1885.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}} |
Monnier was born at [[Florence]]. His father was French, and his mother a Genevese; he received his early education in Naples, he then studied in [[Paris]] and [[Geneva]], and he completed his education at [[Heidelberg]] and [[Berlin]]. He became professor of comparative literature at Geneva, and eventually vice-rector of the university. He died at Geneva on April 18, 1885.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}} |
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He wrote a series of short, satirical, dramatic sketches collected as ''Théâtre de marionettes'' (1871), and stories, notably ''Nouvelles napolitaines'' (1879), numerous works on Italian history, a translation of [[Johann Wolfgang von Goethe|Goethe]]'s ''[[Faust]]'', ''Genève et ses poètes'' (1873), etc. The first volume of his ''Histoire de la littérature moderne, La Renaissance, de Dante a Luther'' (1884), was crowned by the [[Académie Française|French Academy]].{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}} |
He wrote a series of short, satirical, dramatic sketches collected as ''Théâtre de marionettes'' (1871), and stories, notably ''Nouvelles napolitaines'' (1879), numerous works on Italian history, a translation of [[Johann Wolfgang von Goethe|Goethe]]'s ''[[Goethe's Faust|Faust]]'', ''Genève et ses poètes'' (1873), etc. The first volume of his ''Histoire de la littérature moderne, La Renaissance, de Dante a Luther'' (1884), was crowned by the [[Académie Française|French Academy]].{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}} |
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Marc Monnier (December 7, 1827 – April 18, 1885) was a French writer.
Life
Monnier was born at Florence. His father was French, and his mother a Genevese; he received his early education in Naples, he then studied in Paris and Geneva, and he completed his education at Heidelberg and Berlin. He became professor of comparative literature at Geneva, and eventually vice-rector of the university. He died at Geneva on April 18, 1885.[1]
He wrote a series of short, satirical, dramatic sketches collected as Théâtre de marionettes (1871), and stories, notably Nouvelles napolitaines (1879), numerous works on Italian history, a translation of Goethe's Faust, Genève et ses poètes (1873), etc. The first volume of his Histoire de la littérature moderne, La Renaissance, de Dante a Luther (1884), was crowned by the French Academy.[1]
References
- ^ a b Chisholm 1911.
- Attribution
Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.; Endnotes:
- See Émile Rambert, Ecrivains nationaux suisses, vol. i. (Geneva, 1874).
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