Joseph Desanat

Joseph Desanat (1796-1873) was a French Provençal poet and journal editor.

Joseph Desanat
Relief of Joseph Desanat by Jean Barnabé Amy in Jardin des Plantes (Tarascon)
Born1796
Tarascon, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Died1873
Occupation(s)Poet, journal editor
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Early life

Joseph Desanat was born in 1796 in Tarascon.[1][2]

Career

Desanat was first a courtier.[1] He then moved to Marseille, where he made charcuterie.[1][2]

Frontpage of Lou Bouil-Abaïsso on 14 April 1845.

In 1841, Desanat founded Lou Bouil-Abaïsso, a literary journal of Provençal poetry published in Marseille.[3][4] The journal ran from 1841 to 1842, and from 1844 to 1846.[1] Desanat encouraged his friend Jean-Baptiste Gaut to submit poems, leading to a career as a poet and an advocacy of the Félibrige movement.[5]

A prolific Provençal poet himself, Desanat's use of the language is remarkable as it predates Frédéric Mistral's spelling rules.[1]

Death

He died in 1873.[2]

Legacy

The Boulevard Joseph Desanat in Tarascon was named in his honour.[1]

References
  1. Arles Region Visitor Center: Boulevard Joseph Desanat
  2. Frequence Sud: Boulevard Joseph Tarascon
  3. Constance Elizabeth Maud (ed.), Alma Strettel (ed.), Memoirs of Mistral, New York, Baker & Taylor, 1907, p. 107
  4. David Streight, Théodore Aubanel : sensual poetry and the Provençal church, Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, France : Édicioun dóu Gregau, 1996, p. 23
  5. Emma Robert, Le Félibre Gaut, histoire d’un héros provençal, L'Express, Archives 2013/2014


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