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Also known as Gérard Labrunie, Jerar de Nerval

French writer, poet, essayist and translator (1808–1855)

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Q191305 refers to a French intellectual from the 19th century who worked as a writer, poet, essayist, and translator between 1808 and 1855. This person matters because they contributed to French literature and culture during a significant period of European intellectual development.

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name in native language
Gérard de Nerval
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Gérard de Nerval
birth name
Gérard Labrunie
date of baptism
1808-05-23
date of birth
1808-05-22
date of death
1855-01-26
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Gérard de Nerval
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Gérard de Nerval
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Gérard de Nerval ( French: [ʒeʁaʁ də nɛʁval]; 22 May 1808 – 26 January 1855) was the pen name of Gérard Labrunie, a French travel writer, essayist, poet, and translator. He was a major figure during the era of French romanticism, and best known for his novellas and poems, especially the collection Les Filles du feu (The Daughters of Fire), which included the novella Sylvie and the poem "El Desdichado". Through his translations, Nerval played a major role in introducing French readers to the works of German Romantic authors, including Klopstock, Schiller, Bürger and Goethe. His later work merged poetry and journalism in a fictional context and influenced Marcel Proust. His last novella, Aurélia ou le rêve et la vie, influenced André Breton and Surrealism.

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