Paul Armand Silvestre

Paul Armand Silvestre
Born 18 April 1837
Paris
Died 19 February 1901(1901-02-19) (aged 63)
Toulouse
Occupation Chorégrapher
Poet
Librettist
Silvestre at the peak of his career.

Paul-Armand Silvestre (18 April 1837 – 19 February 1901) was an 19th-century French poet and conteur born in Paris.

He studied at the École polytechnique with the intention of entering the army, but in 1870 he entered the department of finance. He had a successful official career, was decorated with the Legion of Honour in 1886, and in 1892 was made inspector of fine arts. Armand Silvestre made his entry into literature as a poet, and was reckoned among the Parnassians.

Works

Armand Silvestre's works were published mainly by Alphonse Lemerre and Gervais Charpentier.

Some of his poems were set in music by Gabriel Fauré, under the form of melodies for one voice and piano (Le Secret, L'Automne...).

His poem Jours Passés was set in music by Léo Delibes under the title Regrets.[1]

Poetry

His volumes of verse include:

The poet was also a contributor to Gil Blas and other Parisian journals, distinguishing himself by the licence he permitted himself. To these "absences" from poetry, as Henri Chantavoine calls them, belong the seven volumes of La Vie pour rire (1881–1883), Contes pantagruéliques et galants (1884), Le Livre des joyeusetés (1884), Gauloiseries nouvelles (1888), &c.

Prose

« Contes pantagruéliques et galants » (1884)
  • Les Farces de mon ami Jacques (1881)
  • Les Mémoires d'un galopin, suivis de Petite Histoire naturelle (1882)
  • Le Péché d'Ève (1882)
  • Le Filleul du docteur Trousse-Cadet, suivi des Nouveaux Malheurs du commandant Laripète (1882) see on Gallica
  • Histoires belles et honnestes (1883) see on Gallica
  • Madame Dandin et mademoiselle Phryné (1883)
  • Contes grassouillets (1883)
  • Les Mélancolies d'un joyeux (1883) see on Gallica
  • Chroniques du temps passé. Le Conte de l'archer (1883)
  • Pour faire rire. Gauloiseries contemporaines (1883)
  • Contes pantagruéliques et galants (1884)
  • En pleine fantaisie (1884)
  • Les Bêtises de mon oncle (1884)
  • Le Livre des joyeusetés (1884)
  • Histoires de l'autre monde : mœurs américaines (1884)
  • Le Falot (1884)
  • Contes à la comtesse (1885)
  • Les Merveilleux Récits de l'amiral Le Kelpudubec (1885)
  • Joyeusetés galantes, suivies de Laripète citadin (1885)
  • Les Cas difficiles (1886) see on Gallica
  • Contes de derrière les fagots (1886) illustrated by Félix Lacaille
  • Les Veillées de Saint-Pantaléon (1886)
  • Histoires inconvenantes (1887)
  • Le Livre des fantaisies. Joyeusetés et mélancolies (1887)
  • Au fil du rire (1888)
  • Histoires joyeuses (1888) see on Gallica
  • Fabliaux gaillards (1888) see on Gallica
  • Joyeux devis (1888)
  • Maïma (1888) see on Gallica
  • Gauloiseries nouvelles (1888) see on Gallica
  • Propos grivois (1888) see on Gallica
  • Rose de mai, roman (1888) see on Gallica
  • Le Nu au Salon (5 volumes, 1888-1892)
  • Contes à la brune (1889) see on Gallica
  • Histoires scandaleuses (1889)
  • Un premier amant (1889) see on Gallica
  • Livre d'amour (1890) see on Gallica
  • Les Facéties de Cadet-Bitard (1890)
  • Qui lira rira (1890) see on Gallica
  • Trente bonnes farces (1890)
  • Le Célèbre Cadet-Bitard (1891) see on Gallica
  • Les Malheurs du commandant Laripète, suivis de : Les Mariages de Jacques (1891)
  • L'Épouvantail des rosières (1891) see on Gallica
  • Contes salés (1891)
  • Histoires joviales (1891)
  • L'Effroi des bégueules (1891) see on Gallica
  • Floréal (1891)
  • Portraits et souvenirs, 1886-1891 (1891)
  • Histoires extravagantes (1892)
  • Pour les amants (1892)
  • Au pays des souvenirs : mes maîtres et mes maîtresses (1892)
  • Aventures grassouillettes (1892)
  • Contes audacieux (1892) see on Gallica
  • Contes divertissants (1892)
  • Nouveaux contes incongrus (1892)
  • La Russie, impressions, portraits, paysages (1892)
  • Contes hilarants (1893)
  • Histoires réjouissantes (1893)
  • Amours folâtres (1893)
  • Facéties galantes, contes joyeux (1893)
  • Histoires abracadabrantes (1893)
  • Contes désopilants (1893)
  • Procès Rousseil-Tessandier et biographie de Mlle Rousseil (1893)
  • La Semaine pour rire (152 fascicules, 1893-1896)
  • La Kosake (1894)
  • Fantaisies galantes (1894)
  • Veillées joviales (1894)
  • Fariboles amusantes (1895)
  • Histoires gaies (1895)
  • Nouvelles gaudrioles (1895) see on Gallica
  • Le Passe-temps des farceurs (1895)
  • La Plante enchantée (1895)
  • Contes au gros sel (1896)
  • Contes irrévérencieux (1896) see on Gallica
  • Récits de belle humeur (1896) see on Gallica
  • Les Veillées galantes (1896)
  • La Semaine joyeuse, (85 fascicules, 1896-1898)
  • Contes tragiques et sentimentaux (1897)
  • Le Petit art d'aimer, en quatorze chapitres (1897)
  • Histoires gauloises (1898)
  • Belles histoires d'amour (1898)
  • Les Fleurs amoureuses (1899)
  • Arlette, roman (1900)
  • Guide Armand Silvestre, de Paris et de ses environs et de l'Exposition de 1900 (1900)
  • La Chemise à travers les âges, album (1900)
  • Images de femmes (1901)
  • Orfa, roman (1901)
  • Les Sept Péchés capitaux. La luxure (1901) see on Gallica
  • Les Dessous de la femme à travers les âges, album (1902)
  • Contes incongrus (1902)
  • Bibliothèque des Aventures gauloises (1902)

Theatre and librettos

An account of his varied and somewhat incongruous production is hardly complete without mention of his art criticism. Le Nu au Salon (1888–1892), in five volumes, with numerous illustrations, was followed by other volumes of the same type. He died at Toulouse, February 19, 1901.

References

  1. ↑ "Regrets ! (Delibes, Léo)" (in French). IMSLP Petrucci Music Library.

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