Léon de Wailly explained

Léon de Wailly
Birth Name:Armand François Léon de Wailly
Birth Date:28 July 1804
Birth Place:Paris
Death Place:Paris
Occupation:Novelist, playwright, translator

Armand François Léon de Wailly (28 July 1804 – 25 April 1864) was a 19th-century French novelist, playwright, adaptor and translator.

Biography

Born into a family of writers and academics, graduated from the École des chartes, Léon de Wailly became a close friend of Alfred de Vigny and worked as private secretary for .[1] He became known for his numerous translations of English writers (poetry) and his collaboration with P. J. Stahl in the adaptation of British classics (including William Shakespeare). Gustave de Wailly was his brother.

Works

Translations

He translated works from Matthew Gregory Lewis (The Monk), Jonathan Swift, Shakespeare, Henry Fielding (The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling), Robert Burns (Poésies complètes), Laurence Sterne (The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman) and also Fanny Burney (Evelina).

Adaptations

References

NotesSources

Notes and References

  1. Correspondance d'Alfred de Vigny: août 1830-septembre 1835, 1989, PUF, (p. 555)