Robert Arnauld d'Andilly
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Robert Arnauld d’Andilly (28 May, Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
- 27 September 1674, abbaye de Port-Royal-des-Champs) was a French conseiller d’État, specialising in financial questions, in the court of Marie de' Medici
Marie de' Medici
Marie de Médicis , Italian Maria de' Medici, was queen consort of France, as the second wife of King Henry IV of France, of the House of Bourbon. She herself was a member of the wealthy and powerful House of Medici...
. By the elegance of his language, he was among the major poets, writers and translators of 17th century French classicism
Classicism
Classicism, in the arts, refers generally to a high regard for classical antiquity, as setting standards for taste which the classicists seek to emulate. The art of classicism typically seeks to be formal and restrained: of the Discobolus Sir Kenneth Clark observed, "if we object to his restraint...
. A fervent Catholic, he played an important role in the history of Jansenism
Jansenism
Jansenism was a Christian theological movement, primarily in France, that emphasized original sin, human depravity, the necessity of divine grace, and predestination. The movement originated from the posthumously published work of the Dutch theologian Cornelius Otto Jansen, who died in 1638...
and was one of the Solitaires
Solitaires of Port-Royal
During the 17th century, the Solitaires were Frenchmen who chose to live a humble and ascetic life in retreat at Port-Royal-des-Champs. One of the most typical movements of 17th century France, it was closely linked to Jansenism....
of Port-Royal-des-Champs. He was also renowned for his part in the development of the pruning
Pruning
Pruning is a horticultural practice involving the selective removal of parts of a plant, such as branches, buds, or roots. Reasons to prune plants include deadwood removal, shaping , improving or maintaining health, reducing risk from falling branches, preparing nursery specimens for...
of fruit tree
Fruit tree
A fruit tree is a tree which bears fruit that is consumed or used by people — all trees that are flowering plants produce fruit, which are the ripened ovaries of flowers containing one or more seeds. In horticultural usage, the term 'fruit tree' is limited to those that provide fruit for...
s, to which he was devoted.
The "Journée du Guichet"
Robert Arnauld d’Andilly (28 May, Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
- 27 September 1674, abbaye de Port-Royal-des-Champs) was a French conseiller d’État, specialising in financial questions, in the court of Marie de' Medici
Marie de' Medici
Marie de Médicis , Italian Maria de' Medici, was queen consort of France, as the second wife of King Henry IV of France, of the House of Bourbon. She herself was a member of the wealthy and powerful House of Medici...
. By the elegance of his language, he was among the major poets, writers and translators of 17th century French classicism
Classicism
Classicism, in the arts, refers generally to a high regard for classical antiquity, as setting standards for taste which the classicists seek to emulate. The art of classicism typically seeks to be formal and restrained: of the Discobolus Sir Kenneth Clark observed, "if we object to his restraint...
. A fervent Catholic, he played an important role in the history of Jansenism
Jansenism
Jansenism was a Christian theological movement, primarily in France, that emphasized original sin, human depravity, the necessity of divine grace, and predestination. The movement originated from the posthumously published work of the Dutch theologian Cornelius Otto Jansen, who died in 1638...
and was one of the Solitaires
Solitaires of Port-Royal
During the 17th century, the Solitaires were Frenchmen who chose to live a humble and ascetic life in retreat at Port-Royal-des-Champs. One of the most typical movements of 17th century France, it was closely linked to Jansenism....
of Port-Royal-des-Champs. He was also renowned for his part in the development of the pruning
Pruning
Pruning is a horticultural practice involving the selective removal of parts of a plant, such as branches, buds, or roots. Reasons to prune plants include deadwood removal, shaping , improving or maintaining health, reducing risk from falling branches, preparing nursery specimens for...
of fruit tree
Fruit tree
A fruit tree is a tree which bears fruit that is consumed or used by people — all trees that are flowering plants produce fruit, which are the ripened ovaries of flowers containing one or more seeds. In horticultural usage, the term 'fruit tree' is limited to those that provide fruit for...
s, to which he was devoted.
Youth (1589-1613)
The "Journée du Guichet"
Robert Arnauld d’Andilly (28 May, Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
- 27 September 1674, abbaye de Port-Royal-des-Champs) was a French conseiller d’État, specialising in financial questions, in the court of Marie de' Medici
Marie de' Medici
Marie de Médicis , Italian Maria de' Medici, was queen consort of France, as the second wife of King Henry IV of France, of the House of Bourbon. She herself was a member of the wealthy and powerful House of Medici...
. By the elegance of his language, he was among the major poets, writers and translators of 17th century French classicism
Classicism
Classicism, in the arts, refers generally to a high regard for classical antiquity, as setting standards for taste which the classicists seek to emulate. The art of classicism typically seeks to be formal and restrained: of the Discobolus Sir Kenneth Clark observed, "if we object to his restraint...
. A fervent Catholic, he played an important role in the history of Jansenism
Jansenism
Jansenism was a Christian theological movement, primarily in France, that emphasized original sin, human depravity, the necessity of divine grace, and predestination. The movement originated from the posthumously published work of the Dutch theologian Cornelius Otto Jansen, who died in 1638...
and was one of the Solitaires
Solitaires of Port-Royal
During the 17th century, the Solitaires were Frenchmen who chose to live a humble and ascetic life in retreat at Port-Royal-des-Champs. One of the most typical movements of 17th century France, it was closely linked to Jansenism....
of Port-Royal-des-Champs. He was also renowned for his part in the development of the pruning
Pruning
Pruning is a horticultural practice involving the selective removal of parts of a plant, such as branches, buds, or roots. Reasons to prune plants include deadwood removal, shaping , improving or maintaining health, reducing risk from falling branches, preparing nursery specimens for...
of fruit tree
Fruit tree
A fruit tree is a tree which bears fruit that is consumed or used by people — all trees that are flowering plants produce fruit, which are the ripened ovaries of flowers containing one or more seeds. In horticultural usage, the term 'fruit tree' is limited to those that provide fruit for...
s, to which he was devoted.
Youth (1589-1613)
The "Journée du Guichet"
Entry into the conseil d'Etat
Courtier and administrator (1613-1626)
First retirement and return (1626-1644)
Return to public life (1634)
The "Mémoire pour un souverain" (1643)
Solitaire (1644-1653)
Translator
The Frondeur
Specialist in fruit trees
Condemnation of Jansenism
Return to Pomponne
In French
- Stances pour Jésus-Christ, Paris, E. Martin, 1628.
- Poème sur la vie de Jésus-Christ, Paris, Jean Camusat, 1634
- Stances sur diverses vérités chrétiennes, Paris, Veuve Jean Camusat, 1642.
- Traduction d'un discours de la réformation de l'homme intérieur. Ou sont establis les veritables fondemens des vertus chrestiennes... prononcé par Cornelius JansseniusCornelius JansenCorneille Janssens, commonly known by the Latinized name Cornelius Jansen or Jansenius, was Catholic bishop of Ypres and the father of a theological movement known as Jansenism.-Biography:...
,... [traduction du Latin par Arnauld d'Andilly], Paris, Vve J. Camusat, 1642, 99-vi p., in-12° (en ligne sur Gallica). - Oeuvres chrétiennes, Paris, Veuve Jean Camusat et Pierre Le Petit, 1644.
- Les Confessions de St Augustin, traduites en français par M. Arnauld d'Andilly, Paris, Vve J. Camusat & P. Le Petit, 1649, in-8° (lire en ligne l'édition de Bruxelles, 1773).
- Advis d'Estat à la Reyne, sur le gouvernement de sa regence, [signé à la fin : Le Solitaire. Du Desert, le 1. fevrier 1649], s.l.s.n., 1649, 30 p. in-4°.
- La manière de cultiver les arbres fruitiers. Par le Sieur Le Gendre, curé d'Hénonville. Où il est traité des pepinieres, des espaliers, des contr'espaliers, des arbres en buisson, & à haute tige, Paris, Nicolas Le Gras, 1652, xxviii-282-ii p. in-12° (réédition : Réunion des musées nationaux, 1993).
- Les vies des Saints Pères des déserts et de quelques Saintes, escrites par des Pères de l'Eglise et autres anciens auteurs ecclésiastiques Grecs et Latins, traduites en François par M. Arnauld d'Andilly, Paris, Pierre le Petit & Antoine Vitré, 1653, 2 vol. in-4°.
- L'Echelle sainte , ou les degrés pour monter au Ciel, composés par S. Jean Climaque, et traduit du grec en Français par Arnauld d'Andilly, Paris, Pierre le Petit, 1654, in-12°.
- Les sept méditations de S. Therèse sur le Pater. Dix-sept autres méditations qu'elle a écrites après ses communions. Avec ses avis, ou sentences chrétiennes... Traduites de nouveau en françois (par Arnauld d'Andilly). Et imprimez en suite en espagnol, Paris, Le Petit, 1660, 1 vol., in-16°.
- Vies de plusieurs Saints illustres de divers siècles, choisies et trad. par Arnaud d'Andilly, Paris, P. le Petit, 1665, 2 vol. in-8°.
- Histoire des Juifs, écrite par Flavius Joseph sous le titre d'Antiquités judaïques, traduite par Arnauld d'Andilly, Paris, Pierre Le Petit, 1667, xvi-772 p.
- Thérèse d'Avila, Vie. Fondations faites par sainte Thérèse de plusieurs monastères / de la traduction de M. Arnauld d'Andilly..., Paris, P. Le Petit, 1670, (en ligne sur Gallica).
- Traité du chemin de perfection écrit par sainte Terèse, et quelques petits traitez de la mesme Sainte, savoir : Méditations sur le Pater noster, Méditations après la communion, Advis à ses religieuses. Traduit par M. Arnauld d'Andilly, Paris, P. Le Petit, 1670 (en ligne sur Gallica).
- Saint Eucher, S. Eucher du mépris du monde. De la traduction de M. Arnauld d'Andilly, Paris, P. Le Petit, 1672, 83 p., in-12° (en ligne sur Gallica).
- Instructions chrétiennes tirées des lettres de l'abbé de St Cyran, Paris, s.n., 1672, in-8°.
- Les Œuvres du bienheureux Jean d'Avila docteur et prédicateur espagnol surnommé l'Apostre de l'Andalousie. trad. de M. Arnaud d'Andilly, Paris, Pierre Le Petit, 1673, 2 vol. in-f°, 510-761 pp.
- Oeuvres diverses, Paris, Pierre Le Petit, 1675, 3 vol.
- Histoire de l'ancien Testament tirée de l'écriture sainte, Paris, Le Petit, 1675.
- Lettres de monsieur Arnauld d’Andilly, Paris, Charles Osmont, 1680.
- Mémoires de Messire Robert Arnauld d'Andilly, écrits par lui-même, édités par Claude-Pierre Goujet, Hambourg, A. Vandenhoeck, 1734. Voir également : Mémoires (1610–1656), Collection des mémoires relatifs à l'histoire de France : depuis l'avènement de Henri IV jusqu'à la paix de Paris, vol. 33, Paris, Foucault, 1824, 417 p., in-8° (Tome I et Tome II en ligne sur Gallica).
In Latin
- Historia et concordia evangelica. Opera & studio theologi parisiensis, Paris, Charles Savreux, 1653, xxvi, 445 p., In-12°. Frontispice d'Eustache Le SueurEustache Le SueurEustache Le Sueur or Lesueur , one of the founders of the French Academy of Painting, was born in Paris, where he passed his whole life....
gravé par Robert NanteuilRobert NanteuilRobert Nanteuil was a French printmaker in engraving.He was born about 1623, or, as other authorities state, in 1630, the son of a merchant of Reims...
. - Arnauld d'Andilly, poematia varia gallica, latinis versibus reddita, a Petro Bastidaeo Tausiano. Cujus et alia quoque opera singulari studio collegit et adjunxit J. T. de Lupée du Garrané, [Toulouse], veuve Arnaud Colomiez, 1667, 335 p. , 12°.
Correspondence
- Philippe-Emmanuel de Monmerqué, Mémoires de M. de Coulanges, suivis de lettres inédites de madame de Sévigné, de son fils, de l'abbé de Coulanges, d'Arnauld d'Andilly, d'Arnauld de Pomponne, de Jean de la Fontaine et d'autres personnages du même siècle, Paris, J.-J. Blaise, 1820, 512 p. (lire en ligne).