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Joseph Desanat

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Joseph Desanat
Relief of Joseph Desanat by Jean Barnabé Amy in Jardin des Plantes (Tarascon)
Born1796
Died1873
Occupation(s)Poet, journal editor
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Joseph Desanat (1796-1873) was a French Provençal poet and journal editor.

Early life

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

Career

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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

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He died in 1873.[2]

Legacy

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

References

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