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List Of Translators Into French
{{Main, List of translators This is a list of translators who have translated literature or non-fiction works into the French language. Translators * Étienne Aignan * Jacques Amyot – produced a famous version of Plutarch's ''Parallel Lives'', later rendered into English by Sir Thomas North * E. S. Ariel – translator of the ''Kural'' * Charles Baudelaire – produced a famous and influential translation of the works of Edgar Allan Poe * Louise Swanton Belloc – translator of English literature and memoirs * Yves Bonnefoy – noted contemporary translator, particularly of English poetry * Rose Celli – translated English works including ''Not So Quiet'' by Evadne Price * Chateaubriand – translator of Milton's epic poem ''Paradise Lost'' into French prose * Joséphine Colomb – translator of works from Italian * Marie De Cotteblanche (c. 1520 – c. 1584) – translator of works from Spanish * Anne-Charlotte de Crussol de Florensac – translator of works by Alexa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Étienne Aignan
Étienne Aignan (9 April 1773, Beaugency – 21 June 1824, Paris) was a French translator, political writer, librettist and playwright. In 1814 he was made a member of the Académie française, succeeding Bernardin de Saint-Pierre in Seat 27. He died on 21 June 1824 aged 51 years old. Main works *1793: ''Le Martyre de Marie-Antoinette d'Autriche, reine de France'', five-act tragedy *1793: ''La Mort de Louis XVI'', three-act tragedy. *1795: ''Aux Mânes des neuf victimes d'Orléans. Chants funèbres exécutés pour la première fois sur le théâtre d'Orléans, le 29 prairial, an IIIe. de la République française, et suivis de notes historiques'': libretto/text, set in music by Brochiez for soloist singers, choir and orchestra (with narrator). (''in memoriam'' the nine national guards from Orléans guillotined under the reign of Terror following the Léonard Bourdon case.) *1798: ''L'Hôtellerie portugaise'', opéra comique, Paris, Théâtre Feydeau, 7 thermidor an VI *1801: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Pope
Alexander Pope (21 May 1688 Old Style and New Style dates, O.S. – 30 May 1744) was an English poet, translator, and satirist of the Age of Enlightenment, Enlightenment era who is considered one of the most prominent English poets of the early 18th century. An exponent of Augustan literature, Pope is best known for his satirical and discursive poetry including ''The Rape of the Lock'', ''The Dunciad'', and ''An Essay on Criticism,'' and for his translations of Homer. Pope is often quoted in ''The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations'', some of his verses having entered common parlance (e.g. "damning with faint praise" or "An Essay on Criticism, to err is human; to forgive, divine"). Life Alexander Pope was born in London on 21 May 1688 during the year of the Glorious Revolution. His father (Alexander Pope, 1646–1717) was a successful linen merchant in the Strand, London. His mother, Edith (née Turner, 1643–1733), was the daughter of William Turner, Esquire, of York. Both pare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Book Of Common Prayer (1662)
The 1662 ''Book of Common Prayer'' is an authorised liturgical book of the Church of England and other Anglican bodies around the world. In continuous print and regular use for over 360 years, the 1662 prayer book is the basis for numerous other editions of the ''Book of Common Prayer'' and other liturgical texts. Noted for both its devotional and literary quality, the 1662 prayer book has influenced the English language, with its use alongside the King James Version of the Bible contributing to an increase in literacy from the 16th to the 20th century. Within Christian liturgy, the 1662 prayer book has had a profound impact on spirituality and Rite (Christianity), ritual. Its contents have inspired or been adapted by many Christian movements spanning multiple traditions both within and outside the Anglican Communion, including Anglo-Catholicism, Methodism, Western Rite Orthodoxy, and Unitarianism. Due to its dated language and lack of specific offices for modern life, the 1662 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Durel
John Durel (1625–1683), John Durell, or Jean Durel, was a cleric from Jersey, known for his apologetical writing on behalf of the Church of England. He became Dean of Windsor in 1677. His French translation of the 1662 ''Book of Common Prayer'' was used frequently on the Channel Islands through to the 20th century and his 1670 Latin translation had been authorized by Convocation. Early life Durel was born at St Helier, Jersey, the son of Jean le Vavaseur dit Durel and his wife, Susanne Effard, daughter of Nicolas Effard. He matriculated at St Alban Hall, Oxford and entered Merton College, Oxford, in 1640. When Oxford was garrisoned by Charles I at the beginning of the English Civil War, he left for France. There he studied at Caen, where he proceeded M.A. at the Collège du Bois in 1644. He then studied divinity at the protestant University of Saumur. In 1647 Durel returned to Jersey as chaplain to Lieutenant-governor George Carteret, and participated in its defence. He was se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
