Étienne Pélabon Explained

Estève Pelabon
Pseudonym:Estève Pelabon (in occitan language)
Birth Name:Etienne Pélabon
Birth Date:January 25th
Birth Place:Tolon, Marquisate of Provence, Kingdom of France
Death Date:November 1, 1808
Occupation:Theatre manchinist
Language:occitan (maritim provençal from Toulon
Genre:Comedy
Notableworks:Manicla

Étienne Pélabon (in Occitan : Estève Pelabon - Tolon, 25 January 1745 - Marseille ?, 1 November 1808) was a Provençal Occitan-language writer from the 18th century.[1] [2] He is above all remembered for his play Maniclo (classical norm : Manicla).

Maniclo was staged for the first time in 1789, and according to Occitan scholar Robèrt Lafont, 12,000 copies were printed.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Parrocel, Etienne . L' art dans le Midi: des origines et du mouvement artistique et littérarire jusqu'au XIXme siècle . 1882 . Barlatier-Feissat . 146 . fr.
  2. Book: La Plume . 1899 . Slatkine Reprints . 13 . fr.