Francis Jammes (Tournay, Hautes-Pyrénées December 2, 1868 - Hasparren, Pyrénées-Atlantiques) November 1, 1938) was a French poet. He spent most of his life in his native region of Béarn and the Basque Country and his poems are known for their lyricism and for singing the pleasures of a humble country life (donkeys, maidens). His later poetry remained lyrical, but also included a strong religious element brought on by his conversion to Catholicism. Categories: Belgium-related stubs | Belgian towns | UN World Heritage Sites | Romanesque architecture ... Hautes-Pyrénées is a département in southwestern France. ... December 2 is the 336th day (337th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Hasparren (Basque Hazparne) is a small village in the traditional Basque province of Labourd, now a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département of southern France. ... Pyrénées-Atlantiques (Gascon: Pirenèus-Atlantics; Basque: Pirinio-Atlantiarrak or Pirinio-Atlantikoak) is a département in the southwest of France which takes its name from the Pyrenees mountains and the Atlantic Ocean. ... November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Béarn coat of arms Béarn (Gascon: Bearn or Biarn) is a former province of France, located in the Pyrenees mountains and in the plain at their feet, in southwest France. ... Location of Basque Country The Ikurriña, Basque Country flag This article is about the traditional overall Basque domain. ...

Biography

The young author's first poems began to be read in Parisian literary circles around 1895, and they were appreciated for their fresh tone which broke considerably from symbolist tendencies of the period. Jammes frequented other writers, including André Gide (with whom he travelled to Algeria in 1896), Stéphane Mallarmé and Henri de Régnier. His most famous collection of poems -- De L'angélus de l'aube à l'angélus du soir -- appeared in 1897 in the Mercure de France; Le Deuil des Primevères (1901) was also well received. While working up to this point as a notary's clerk, the author was henceforth able to live from his writings. In 1905 Francis Jammes, influenced by the poet Paul Claudel with whom he became close, converted to Catholicism and his poetry became more austere and occasionally more dogmatic. 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... La mort du fossoyeur (The death of the gravedigger) by Carlos Schwabe is a visual compendium of Symbolist motifs. ... André Paul Guillaume Gide (November 22, 1869 – February 19, 1951) was a French author and, at times, a spokesman for gay rights (disputed — see talk page). ... Édouard Manet, Portrait of Stéphane Mallarmé . Stéphane Mallarmé (March 18, 1842 – September 9, 1898) was a French poet and critic. ... Henri de Régnier (1864–1936) was a French symbolist poet considered the foremost of France during the early 20th century. ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Cover of Time Magazine(March 21, 1927) Paul Claudel (August 6, 1868 – February 23, 1955) was a French poet, dramatist and diplomat, and the younger brother of the sculptor Camille Claudel. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Roman Catholic Church. ...

In the eyes of Parisian literary circles, Francis Jammes was generally considered a solitary provincial who chose to live a life of retreat in his mountainous Pyrenees, and his poems never became entirely fashionable. The author sought nomination to the Académie française several times, but was never elected. Central Pyrenees. ... The Académie française, or French Academy, is the pre-eminent French learned body on matters pertaining to the French language. ...

Other facts

Jammes was the original author of Georges Brassens's song La Prière. The lyrics were taken from the poem Les mystères douloureux published in the collection L'église habillée de feuilles (1906); Brassens changed some of the words to make to text more rhythmic. Georges Brassens (October 22, 1921 - October 29, 1981) was a French singer and songwriter. ...

Selected works

Poetry

• De l'Angélus de l'aube à l'Angélus du soir (1898)
• Le Deuil des primevères (1901)
• Le Triomphe de la vie (1906)
• Les Géorgiques chrétiennes (1911-1912)
• Le Livre des quatrains (1923-1925)
• De tout temps à jamais (1935)
• Sources (1936)

Prose

• Clara d'Ellébeuse (1898)
• Almaïde d'Étremont (1901)
• Le roman du lièvre (1903)
• Pomme d'anis (1904)

External links

• Official site (in French)
• Francis Jammes au Club des Poètes (in French)
• Selection of poems (in French)
• Works by Francis Jammes at Project Gutenberg
• Find-A-Grave profile for Francis Jammes