Anselme Mathieu
Anselme Mathieu (21 April 1828 – 8 February 1895) was a French Provençal poet.
Anselme Mathieu | |
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| Born | 21 April 1828 |
| Died | 8 February 1895 (aged 66) |
| Occupation | Poet |
Early life
Anselme Mathieu was born 21 April 1828 in Châteauneuf-du-Pape.[1][2][3] His parents were the fourth-generation owners of the Domaine Mathieu, a vineyard still in operation today.[2][4]
Poetry
Mathieu was a Provençal poet.[1] He published poems in Armana prouvençau under the pseudonym of Félibre di Poutoun.[2]
On 21 May 1854, he co-founded the Félibrige movement with Joseph Roumanille, Frédéric Mistral, Théodore Aubanel, Jean Brunet, Paul Giéra and Alphonse Tavan.[2][4]
He published La Farandole, a collection of poems, in 1862.[2] Mistral contributed the foreword.[2]
Wine
Mathieu introduced the co-founders of the Félibrige to the red wine produced by his family vineyard.[2] Moreover, he introduced it to Alphonse Daudet, another writer from Provence, who called it, "royal, imperial, pontifical."[2]
Additionally, Mathieu introduced Alexandre Dumas and Alphonse de Lamartine, two writers from Paris, to this wine.[2]
References
- Anselme Mathieu (1828-1895), Bibliothèque nationale de France
- Fédération Alphone Daudet: Les chemins d'Alphonse Daudet: Châteauneuf-du-Pape
- Adophe von Bever, Les poètes du terroir, Paris: Charles Delagrave, 1911-1914, p. 389
- Châteauneuf-du-Pape: Domaine Mathieu Archived July 24, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- French Ministry of Education: Collège Anselme Mathieu