Jeanne de Flandreysy, born Jeanne Mellier (11 July 1874 – 15 May 1959) was a French author and literary critic. She was the author of many books about Provence, and she promoted Franco-Italian cultural exchanges.
Early life
Jeanne de Flandreysy was born Jeanne Mellier on 11 July 1874 in Valence, Drôme, France.[1][2] Her father, Étienne Mellier, was an archaeologist.[3]
Career
De Flandreysy began her career as a contributor to La Revue Dauphinoise.[4] She was a literary critic for Le Figaro from 1904 to 1910.[3]
De Flandreysy was an author.[1] She was close to the Félibrige, and some of her books were prefaced by them. For example, her 1903 book entitled La Vénus d'Arles et le Museon Arlaten was prefaced by Frédéric Mistral,[5] while her 1924 book entitled La maison de Baroncelli en Italie du Xe au XVe siècle was prefaced by Charles Maurras.[6] Meanwhile, her 1943 poetry collection was prefaced by Folco de Baroncelli-Javon.[7] In 1958, she translated poems in Provençal about Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer composed by Baroncelli-Javon and Mistral into French.[8]
De Flandreysy married Émile Espérandieu, an archaeologist and epigrapher, on 8 September 1936.[3]
Death and legacy
De Flandreysy died on 15 May 1959 in Avignon.[1][2]
De Flandreysy bequeathed her Palais du Roure to the town of Avignon; it was renamed the Institut méditerranéen du palais du Roure, run by Aix-Marseille University.[3]
The Espace Jeanne de Flandreysy in Valence was named in her honour.[12]
Works
De Flandreysy, Jeanne (1901). La gravure. Les graveurs dauphinois. Grenoble. OCLC421074888.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
De Flandreysy, Jeanne (1903). La Vénus d'Arles et le Museon Arlaten. Paris: Alphonse Lemerre. OCLC489927124.
De Flandreysy, Jeanne (1903). Femmes et déesses. Paris: Société d'édition littéraire et artiste. OCLC421840759.
De Flandreysy, Jeanne (1904). Vers le beau. Paris. OCLC421078345.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
De Flandreysy, Jeanne (1905). L'Art de voyager. Paris: Alphonse Lemerre. OCLC458027927.
De Flandreysy, Jeanne (1906). Les Vénus Gréco-Romaines de la Vallée du Rhône. Valence: Jules Céas & fils. OCLC19745953.
De Flandreysy, Jeanne (1907). Essai sur la femme et l'amour dans la littérature française au XIXe siècle. Paris: Librairie Nilsson. OCLC489872240.
De Flandreysy, Jeanne (1910). Valence: son histoire, ses richesses d'art son lívre d'or. Paris: Alphonse Lemerre. OCLC1970578.
De Flandreysy, Jeanne (1912). La Provence : au pays d'Arles. Marseille: Boissonnas et Detaille. OCLC10497852.
De Flandreysy, Jeanne; Charles-Roux, Jules; Mellier, Etienne (1916). Livre d'or de la Camargue. Paris: Alphonse Lemerre. OCLC317695961.
De Flandreysy, Jeanne (1922). Arles et l'abbaye de Montmajour. Marseille: F. Detaille. OCLC4326937.
De Flandreysy, Jeanne (1922). La femme provençale. Marseille: F. Detaille. OCLC11927522.
De Flandreysy, Jeanne (1924). La maison de Baroncelli en Italie du Xe au XVe siècle. Avignon: Éditions du Palais du Roure. OCLC82491607.
De Flandreysy, Jeanne (1925). Le taureau Camargue. Paris: Editions du cadran. OCLC902561730.
De Flandreysy, Jeanne (1943). Poèmes. Paris: Alphonse Lemerre. OCLC799723815.
De Flandreysy, Jeanne (1958). Les Saintes Maries de la Mer. Ex-voto, avec un poème liminaire de Folco de Baroncelli et quelques vers de Frédéric Mistral. Avignon: La Chèvre d'Or. OCLC742891316.
De Flandreysy, Jeanne (1958). La mère de Mistral. Avignon: Palais du Roure. OCLC742849891.
Posthumously
De Baroncelli, Folco; De Flandreysy, Jeanne (2013). Le crépuscule du marquis, 1942-1943 : Folco de Baroncelli et Jeanne de Flandreysy, une année de correspondance. Avignon: Palais du Roure. ISBN9782954692111. OCLC887508462.
^Dassié, Véronique; Séréna-Allier, Dominique (December 2009). "Are Popular Local Artefacts Exotic? Building 'Provençalness' at the Museon Arletan". Journal of Museum Ethnography. 22 (22): 133. JSTOR41417142.
