Théodore Muret Explained

Théodore Muret
Birth Date:24 January 1808
Occupation:Playwright, historian, essayist

Théodore César Muret (24 January 1808 – 23 July 1866) was a 19th-century French playwright, poet, essayist and historian.

Biography

Born into a Protestant family expelled from France after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes, he began studying law in Rouen, which he finished in Geneva.[1] A lawyer then a political and theater journalist with La Mode (1831–1834), La Quotidienne, L'Opinion publique (1848–1849) and also L'Union,[2] his plays were given on the most important Parisian stages of the 19th century including the Théâtre du Palais-Royal, the Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques, the Théâtre des Variétés, and the Théâtre de l'Odéon.

A legitimist, he was twice imprisoned for his opinions, in 1842 and 1845.

Works

Theatre

History

Essais

Poetry

Novel

Bibliography

External links

Notes and References

  1. Précis analytique des travaux de l'Académie des Sciences, Belles-Lettres et Arts de Rouen, 1865–1866, (p. 184) (read online)
  2. Jean Touchard, La gloire de Béranger, 1968, (p. 383)