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==Biography==
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⚫ Alexandre Soumet was born at ], '']'' of ]. His love of poetry began at an early age. He was an admirer of ] and ], then little known in France. Soumet moved to Paris in 1810 and wrote poems in honor of ] that secured his nomination as ''auditeur'' of the ]. His elegy ''La pauvre fille'' appeared in 1814, and two successful tragedies produced in 1822, '']'' and ''Saül'', secured his admission to the ] in 1824. ''Jeanne d'Arc'' (1825) was his most critically acclaimed play. ''Elisabeth de France'' (1828) was a weak imitation of Schiller's ''Don Carlos'' but Soumet's real bent was towards ]. A poem inspired by Klopstock, ''La divine épopée'', describes the descent of ] into ].<ref name="EB1911">{{EB1911|inline=y|wstitle=Soumet, Alexandre|volume=25|page=437}}</ref>


Soumet's ''Norma, ou L'infanticide'' (''Norma, or The ]'') was adapted by ] into the well-known ] '']''.
⚫ Soumet came to Paris in 1810, and some poems in honor of ] secured his nomination as auditor of the Conseil d'état. His well-known elegy ''La pauvre fille'' appeared in 1814, and two successful tragedies produced in 1822, ''Clytemnestre'' and ''Saül'', secured his admission to the ] in 1824. ''Jeanne d'Arc'' (1825) aroused great enthusiasm, and was the best of his plays. Among his other pieces ''Elisabeth de France'' (1828), a weak imitation of Schiller's ''Don Carlos'', may be noted, but Soumet's real bent was towards ]. His most considerable work is a poem inspired by Klopstock, ''La divine épopée'', which describes the descent of ] into ].


Under ] he became librarian of ], and subsequently was transferred to ] and to ]. Under ] Soumet became librarian of ], and subsequently was transferred to ] and to ].<ref name="EB1911"/>


He died leaving an unfinished epic on ''Jeanne d'Arc''. His daughter Gabrielle (Mme Beauvain d'Altenheim) had collaborated with him in some of his later works. He died leaving an unfinished epic on ''Jeanne d'Arc''. His daughter ] (Mme Beauvain d'Altenheim) collaborated with him in some of his later works.<ref name="EB1911"/>


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Alexandre Soumet (French: [sumɛ]; 18 February 1788 – 30 March 1845) was a French poet.

Biography

Alexandre Soumet was born at Castelnaudary, département of Aude. His love of poetry began at an early age. He was an admirer of Klopstock and Schiller, then little known in France. Soumet moved to Paris in 1810 and wrote poems in honor of Napoleon that secured his nomination as auditeur of the Conseil d'État. His elegy La pauvre fille appeared in 1814, and two successful tragedies produced in 1822, Clytemnestre and Saül, secured his admission to the Academy in 1824. Jeanne d'Arc (1825) was his most critically acclaimed play. Elisabeth de France (1828) was a weak imitation of Schiller's Don Carlos but Soumet's real bent was towards epic poetry. A poem inspired by Klopstock, La divine épopée, describes the descent of Christ into Hades.

Soumet's Norma, ou L'infanticide (Norma, or The Infanticide) was adapted by Vincenzo Bellini into the well-known opera Norma.

Under Louis XVIII Soumet became librarian of Saint-Cloud, and subsequently was transferred to Rambouillet and to Compiègne.

He died leaving an unfinished epic on Jeanne d'Arc. His daughter Gabrielle (Mme Beauvain d'Altenheim) collaborated with him in some of his later works.

References

  1. ^  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Soumet, Alexandre". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 25 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 437.
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