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Paul Claudel

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Also known as Pol Klodel

French diplomat, poet and playwright (1868-1955)

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Paul Claudel was a French male writer whose professional career spanned from 1890 to 1955. Born in 1868, he passed away on February 23, 1955. He wrote under the pseudonym Delachapelle and is associated with French poetry. His literary output includes works such as *The hostage*, *Ode. Les muses*, *Le bon Samaritain*, and *Œuvres de Arthur Rimbaud*.

Claudel’s writings have been recognized in the Academie Francaise collection and the American Academy Arts Sciences collection. A quote attributed to him states, "Si l'ordre est le plaisir de la raison, le désordre est le délice de l'imagination."

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Person · Open Library

Born
1868
Died
1955
Works
763

Top works

  • Arthur Honegger
  • Œuvres de Arthur Rimbaud
  • Le bon Samaritain ...
  • Ode. Les muses
  • The hostage

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
France
Active from
1868-08-06
Active to
1955-02-23

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
88
Total plays
252

Tags

poetryfrench

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Quotes

  • Il y a une chose plus triste à perdre que la vie, c’est la raison de vivre,Plus triste que de perdre ses biens, c’est de perdre son espérance.
  • Il n'y a pour les choses et pour les poèmes qu'une seule manière d'être nouveaux, c'est d'être vrais et qu'une seule manière d'être jeunes, c'est d'être éternels.
  • Si l'ordre est le plaisir de la raison, le désordre est le délice de l'imagination.
  • In the little moment that remains to us between the crisis and the catastrophe, we may as well drink a glass of champagne.
  • Art imitates nature not in its effects as such, but in its causes, in its ‘manner,’ in its process, which are nothing but a participation in and a derivation of actual objects, of the Art of God himself.

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Works in European collections

2 objects attributed to Paul Claudel, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Paul Claudel ( French: [pɔl klodɛl]; 6 August 1868 – 23 February 1955) was a French poet, dramatist and diplomat, and the younger brother of the sculptor Camille Claudel. He is most famous for his verse dramas, which often convey his devout Catholicism, and for institutionalizing his sister.

Early life

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Paul Claudel” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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