Jeanne de Flandreysy explained

Jeanne de Flandreysy
Birth Name:Jeanne Mellier
Birth Date:11 July 1874
Birth Place:Valence, France
Death Place:Avignon, France
Occupation:Author, critic
Spouse:Émile Espérandieu
Parents:Étienne Mellier

Jeanne de Flandreysy, born Jeanne Mellier (11 July 1874 – 15 May 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 11 July 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

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 8 September 1936.[3]

Death and legacy

De Flandreysy died on 15 May 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

. Chabanis. Christian. Christian Chabanis. Jeanne de Flandreysy : ou La passion de la gloire. 1964. Éditions de la salamandre. 18753290.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jeanne de Flandreysy (1874-1959): pseudonyme individuel. Bibliothèque nationale de France. June 11, 2016.
  2. Web site: Flandreysy, Jeanne de (1874-1959). IdRef. June 11, 2016.
  3. Poupault. Christophe. Jeanne de Flandreysy, le palais du Roure, la Provence et l'Italie fasciste. Cahiers de la Méditerranée. 2014. 88. 88. 37–51. 10.4000/cdlm.7384.
  4. Web site: 149 J - FONDS DE LA FAMILLE LE CARDONNEL.. Archives départementales de la Drôme. June 11, 2016.
  5. Book: La Vénus d'Arles et le Museon Arlaten.. WorldCat. 1985463. June 11, 2016.
  6. Book: La maison de Baroncelli en Italie du Xe au XVe siècle. WorldCat. 82491607. June 11, 2016.
  7. Book: Poèmes. WorldCat. 799723815. June 11, 2016.
  8. Book: Les Saintes Maries de la Mer. Ex-voto, avec un poème liminaire de Folco de Baroncelli et quelques vers de Frédéric Mistral. WorldCat. 742891316. June 11, 2016.
  9. Dassié. Véronique. Séréna-Allier. Dominique. Are Popular Local Artefacts Exotic? Building 'Provençalness' at the Museon Arletan. Journal of Museum Ethnography. December 2009. 22. 22. 133. 41417142.
  10. Book: Angelli. Mariela. Duperray. Eve. 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. 2006. Beauchesne. Paris. 9782701014944. 69983905. 215.
  11. Web site: Legion of Honour. French Ministry of Culture. June 11, 2016.
  12. Web site: Espace Jeanne de Flandreysy. Centre national des arts plastiques. June 11, 2016.

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