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Joseph d'Arbaud (4 October 1874 – 2 March 1950) was a French poet and writer from 
His father was Philippe d'Arbaud and his mother, Marie-Louise Valère-Martin. He was educated by Jesuits in Avignon, then studied the Law in Aix-en-Provence.
Provence
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. He was a leading figure in the Provençal Revival, a literary movement of the nineteenth century.
Biography
Early life
Joseph d'Arbaud was born in an aristocratic family inMeyrargues
Meyrargues (; oc, Mairarga) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.
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on 4 October 1874.:: Bibliothèque municipale de Sceaux ::His father was Philippe d'Arbaud and his mother, Marie-Louise Valère-Martin. He was educated by Jesuits in Avignon, then studied the Law in Aix-en-Provence.
Career
After spending a few years with young writers from Aix-en-Provence, he left forCamargue
Camargue (, also , , ; oc, label= Provençal, Camarga) is a region of France located south of Arles, between the Mediterranean Sea and the two arms of the Rhône delta. The eastern arm is called the ''Grand Rhône''; the western one is the '' ...
and became a bull-herder. In 1918, he became a chief figure in Félibrige
The ''Félibrige'' (; in classical Occitan, in Mistralian spelling, ) is a literary and cultural association founded in 1854 by Frédéric Mistral and other Provençal writers to defend and promote the Occitan language (also called the ) and ...
, a literary and cultural association founded by Frédéric Mistral
Joseph Étienne Frédéric Mistral (; oc, Josèp Estève Frederic Mistral, 8 September 1830 – 25 March 1914) was a French writer of Occitan literature and lexicographer of the Provençal form of the language. He received the 1904 Nobel ...
(1830–1914) and other Provençal writers to defend and promote Langue d'oc languages and literatures. ''Le Monde
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'' referred to d'Arbaud as Mistral's ''fils spirituel'' (spiritual son).
D'Arbaud wrote in Provençal and translated his own works into French. Mistral
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* Mistral (wind) in southern France and Sardinia
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penned a foreword to d'Arbaud's 1913 collection of poems ''Le Laurier d'Arles.'' Together with Emile Sicard, d'Arbaud also edited a local literary magazine titled ''Le Feu.''
Death
He died in Aix-en-Provence on 2 March 1950.Bibliography
* ''La bête du Vaccarès'' *''The Beast, and Other Tales'', Northwestern University Press, 2020.References
1874 births 1950 deaths People from Bouches-du-Rhône Writers from Aix-en-Provence Aix-Marseille University alumni 20th-century French poets French male poets 20th-century French male writers People of Camargue {{France-poet-stub