Jeanne de Flandreysy

Jeanne de Flandreysy

Jeanne de Flandreysy in 1909
Born Jeanne Mellier
July 11, 1874
Valence, France
Died May 15, 1959
Avignon, France
Residence Palais du Roure
Occupation Author, critic
Spouse(s) Émile Espérandieu
Parent(s) Étienne Mellier

Jeanne de Flandreysy, born Jeanne Mellier (1874-1959), was a French author and literary critic. She was the author of many books about Provence, and she promoted Franco-Italian cultural exchanges.

Early life

Jeanne de Flandreysy was born Jeanne Mellier on July 11, 1874 in Valence, Drôme, France.[1][2] Her father, Étienne Mellier, was an archaeologist.[3]

Career

De Flandreysy began her career as a contributor to La Revue Dauphinoise.[4] She was a literary critic for Le Figaro from 1904 to 1910.[3]

De Flandreysy was an author.[1] She was close to the Félibrige, and some of her books were prefaced by them. For example, her 1903 book entitled La Vénus d'Arles et le Museon Arlaten was prefaced by Frédéric Mistral,[5] while her 1924 book entitled La maison de Baroncelli en Italie du Xe au XVe siècle was prefaced by Charles Maurras.[6] Meanwhile, her 1943 poetry collection was prefaced by Folco de Baroncelli-Javon.[7] In 1958, she translated poems in Provençal about Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer composed by Baroncelli-Javon and Mistral into French.[8]

De Flandreysy was a significant collector of books and manuscripts about Provence and Italy.[3] She was a member of the Comité France-Italie.[3] With Jules Charles-Roux, she helped Frédéric Mistral establish a gallery with statues from the Antiquity found on the grounds of the Museon Arlaten.[9] She was also the co-founder of the Musée-bibliothèque François Pétrarque in Fontaine-de-Vaucluse in 1927.[10]

De Flandreysy became a Knight of the Legion of Honour in 1953.[11]

Personal life

Palais du Roure.

De Flandreysy purchased the Palais du Roure, a hôtel particulier in Avignon in 1918.[3] Having met Benito Mussolini twice, she hung his portrait above the chimney in her lounge.[3]

De Flandreysy married Émile Espérandieu, an archaeologist and epigrapher, on September 8, 1936.[3]

Death and legacy

De Flandreysy died on May 15, 1959 in Avignon.[1][2]

De Flandreysy bequeathed her Palais du Roure to the town of Avignon; it was renamed the Institut méditerranéen du palais du Roure, run by Aix-Marseille University.[3]

The Espace Jeanne de Flandreysy in Valence was named in her honour.[12]

Works

Posthumously

Further reading

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Jeanne de Flandreysy (1874-1959): pseudonyme individuel". Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Flandreysy, Jeanne de (1874-1959)". IdRef. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Poupault, Christophe (2014). "Jeanne de Flandreysy, le palais du Roure, la Provence et l'Italie fasciste". Cahiers de la Mediterranee. 88: 37–51.
  4. "149 J - FONDS DE LA FAMILLE LE CARDONNEL.". Archives départementales de la Drôme. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  5. "La Vénus d'Arles et le Museon Arlaten.". WorldCat. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  6. "La maison de Baroncelli en Italie du Xe au XVe siècle". WorldCat. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  7. "Poèmes". WorldCat. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  8. "Les Saintes Maries de la Mer. Ex-voto, avec un poème liminaire de Folco de Baroncelli et quelques vers de Frédéric Mistral". WorldCat. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  9. Dassié, Véronique; Séréna-Allier, Dominique (December 2009). "ARE POPULAR LOCAL ARTEFACTS EXOTIC? BUILDING 'PROVENÇALNESS' AT THE MUSEON ARLETAN". Journal of Museum Ethnography. 22: 133. JSTOR 41417142. (registration required (help)).
  10. Angelli, Mariela; Duperray, Eve (2006). La postérité répond à Pétrarque : sept siècles de fortune pétrarquienne en France : actes du colloque tenu à l'Hôtel de Sade et à l'Université d'Avignon et des Pays du Vaucluse, les 22, 23, 24 janvier 2004. Paris: Beauchesne. p. 215. ISBN 9782701014944. OCLC 69983905.
  11. "Legion of Honour". French Ministry of Culture. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  12. "Espace Jeanne de Flandreysy". Centre national des arts plastiques. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
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