| Joseph d'Arbaud | |
| Birth Date: | 4 October 1874 |
| Birth Place: | Meyrargues, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France |
| Death Place: | Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France |
| Occupation: | Poet |
| Parents: | Philippe d'Arbaud Marie-Louise Valère-Martin |
Joseph d'Arbaud (4 October 1874 – 2 March 1950) was a French poet and writer from Provence.[1] He was a leading figure in the Provençal Revival, a literary movement of the nineteenth century.[2]
Joseph d'Arbaud was born in an aristocratic family in Meyrargues on 4 October 1874.[3] His father was Philippe d'Arbaud and his mother, Marie-Louise Valère-Martin. He was educated by Jesuits in Avignon, then studied the Law in Aix-en-Provence.[3]
After spending a few years with young writers from Aix-en-Provence, he left for Camargue and became a bull-herder.[3] In 1918, he became a chief figure in Félibrige, a literary and cultural association founded by Frédéric Mistral (1830–1914) and other Provençal writers to defend and promote Langue d'oc languages and literatures.[3] Le Monde referred to d'Arbaud as Mistral's fils spirituel (spiritual son).[4]
D'Arbaud wrote in Provençal and translated his own works into French. Mistral penned a foreword to d'Arbaud's 1913 collection of poems Le Laurier d'Arles. Together with Emile Sicard, d'Arbaud also edited a local literary magazine titled Le Feu.[5]
He died in Aix-en-Provence on 2 March 1950.[3]
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