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Comte de Lautréamont

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Also known as Isidore Lautréamont, Isidore Ducasse Lautreamont, Isidore Ducasse, Isidore Lucien Ducasse, Comte de Lautreamont, Isidore Lautreamont

Uruguayan born French poet, Isidore Ducasse (1846-1870)

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Isidore Ducasse was a Uruguayan-born French poet from the mid-19th century who lived a brief life, dying at just 24 years old. He is remembered as an influential literary figure whose work contributed to the development of modern poetry and artistic movements that followed his era.

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Born
1846
Died
1870
Works
75

Top works

  • Nyanyian Maldoror dan Poésies
  • Poésies
  • Los cantos de Maldoror
  • Le groupe surréaliste
  • Œuvres complètes

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Lucien
Gender
male
Citizenship
Uruguay
Place of birth
Montevideo
Occupation
writer
Educated at
lycée
Languages spoken
Spanish
Native language
Spanish
Image
Lautréamont.jpg
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Commons category
Comte de Lautréamont
date of birth
1846-04-04
date of death
1870-11-24
influenced by
Adam Mickiewicz
place of burial
Cimetière de Pantin
name in native language
Isidore Ducasse
writing language
French
Commons Creator page
Comte de Lautréamont
pseudonym
Lautréamont
birth name
Isidore Lucien Ducasse
has works in the collection
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
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Works in European collections

3 objects attributed to Comte de Lautréamont, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Comte de Lautréamont (/loʊtreɪəˈmɒn/; French: [lotʁeamɔ̃]) was the nom de plume of Isidore Lucien Ducasse ([dykas]; 4 April 1846 – 24 November 1870), a French poet, born in Uruguay. His only works, Les Chants de Maldoror and Poésies, had a major influence on modern arts and literature, particularly on the Surrealists and the Situationists. Ducasse died at the age of 24.

Biography

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