André Chevrillon
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André Chevrillon was a French writer, a nephew of Taine
, who chose England and the Orient as objects of study.
Chevrillon was born at Ruelle (Charente
), and educated at the University College School (London)
, the École Alsacienne (Paris), the Lycée Louis-le-Grand
, and the University of Paris
. He was a professor of English at the École Navale
of Brest
in 1887–1888, and from 1889 to 1894 was Maître de conférences at the Faculty of Letters of the University of Lille
. He was with the British army at the front during the War
, and afterward (1921) was received in the French Academy
. His writings fall into two distinct classes: impressions of travel, and critical essays on England and English literature.
Besides many articles in the Revue de Paris and the Revue des deux mondes
his works include:
Hippolyte Taine
Hippolyte Adolphe Taine was a French critic and historian. He was the chief theoretical influence of French naturalism, a major proponent of sociological positivism, and one of the first practitioners of historicist criticism. Literary historicism as a critical movement has been said to originate...
, who chose England and the Orient as objects of study.
Chevrillon was born at Ruelle (Charente
Charente
Charente is a department in southwestern France, in the Poitou-Charentes region, named after the Charente River, the most important river in the department, and also the river beside which the department's two largest towns, Angoulême and Cognac, are sited.-History:Charente is one of the original...
), and educated at the University College School (London)
University College School
University College School, generally known as UCS, is an Independent school charity situated in Hampstead, north west London, England. The school was founded in 1830 by University College London and inherited many of that institution's progressive and secular views...
, the École Alsacienne (Paris), the Lycée Louis-le-Grand
Lycée Louis-le-Grand
The Lycée Louis-le-Grand is a public secondary school located in Paris, widely regarded as one of the most rigorous in France. Formerly known as the Collège de Clermont, it was named in king Louis XIV of France's honor after he visited the school and offered his patronage.It offers both a...
, and the University of Paris
University of Paris
The University of Paris was a university located in Paris, France and one of the earliest to be established in Europe. It was founded in the mid 12th century, and officially recognized as a university probably between 1160 and 1250...
. He was a professor of English at the École Navale
École Navale
The École Navale is the French Naval Academy in charge of the education of the officers of the French Navy.The academy was founded in 1830 by the order of King Louis-Philippe...
of Brest
Brest, France
Brest is a city in the Finistère department in Brittany in northwestern France. Located in a sheltered position not far from the western tip of the Breton peninsula, and the western extremity of metropolitan France, Brest is an important harbour and the second French military port after Toulon...
in 1887–1888, and from 1889 to 1894 was Maître de conférences at the Faculty of Letters of the University of Lille
Université Lille Nord de France
The University of Lille -Nord de France , located in Lille, France, is a center for higher education, academic research and doctoral studies located over multiple campuses in the Academie de Lille....
. He was with the British army at the front during the War
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, and afterward (1921) was received in the French Academy
Académie française
L'Académie française , also called the French Academy, is the pre-eminent French learned body on matters pertaining to the French language. The Académie was officially established in 1635 by Cardinal Richelieu, the chief minister to King Louis XIII. Suppressed in 1793 during the French Revolution,...
. His writings fall into two distinct classes: impressions of travel, and critical essays on England and English literature.
Besides many articles in the Revue de Paris and the Revue des deux mondes
Revue des deux mondes
The Revue des deux Mondes is a French language monthly literary and cultural affairs magazine that has been published in Paris since 1829....
his works include:
- Dans l'Indie (1891; English translation, Romantic India)
- Sydney Smity et la renaissance des idées libérales en Angleterre au 19e siècle (thesis, 1894)
- Terres mortes (1897)
- Etudes anglaises (1901)
- Un Crépuscule d'Islam (1906)
- Nouvelles études anglaises (1910)
- L'Angleterre et le guerre (1917; English translation, Britain and the War, with a preface by Rudyard KiplingRudyard KiplingJoseph Rudyard Kipling was an English poet, short-story writer, and novelist chiefly remembered for his celebration of British imperialism, tales and poems of British soldiers in India, and his tales for children. Kipling received the 1907 Nobel Prize for Literature...
) - Près des combattants (1919)
- Marrakech dans les palmes (1920)
- Les Américans à Brest (1920)
- Trois études de littérature anglaise (Kipling, Shakespeare, Galsworthy) (1921; English translation, 1923)