Mistral, Frédéric
(1830–1914) French writer. Besides many short poems, Frédéric Mistral wrote four verse romances. Mistral also published a Provençal dictionary and wrote memoirs. He received the 1904 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Classic Literature - Nobel Prize in Literature - 1901 to pre
By the terms of Alfred Bernhard Nobel's will (1896), the Nobel Prize for Literature is given to the person who has produced "the most distinguished work of an idealistic tendency" in the field of literature.
By the terms of Alfred Bernhard Nobel's will (1896), the Nobel Prize for Literature is given to the person who has produced "the most distinguished work of an idealistic tendency" in the field of literature.
Culture and Heritage
Read about French writers. The page includes a brief reference to Frédéric Mistral, winner of the 1904 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Read about French writers. The page includes a brief reference to Frédéric Mistral, winner of the 1904 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Frédéric Mistral (1830-1914)
"French poet and Provençal patriot, who shared with the Spanish dramatist José Echegaray the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1904. Mistral received the prize for his contributions in literature and philology. Mistral called himself 'humble écolier du grand Homère'."
"French poet and Provençal patriot, who shared with the Spanish dramatist José Echegaray the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1904. Mistral received the prize for his contributions in literature and philology. Mistral called himself 'humble écolier du grand Homère'."
Frédéric Mistral – Biography
"Frédéric Mistral (1830-1914) came from an old and well-to-do family of landowners that had settled in Provence in the sixteenth century. He was deeply influenced by his early years in the leisurely and patriarchal manor of his father."
"Frédéric Mistral (1830-1914) came from an old and well-to-do family of landowners that had settled in Provence in the sixteenth century. He was deeply influenced by his early years in the leisurely and patriarchal manor of his father."