Étienne Aignan
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Étienne Aignan (April 9 1773 - June 21 1824) was a French translator, political writer, librettist and playwright born in Beaugency-sur-Loire.
In 1814 he was made a member of the Académie française, replacing Bernardin de Saint-Pierre in Seat 27.
Among his works are:
- a verse translation of the Iliad,
- translations of Pope, Goldsmith, and Elisa Hervey,
- the play (Paris 1793) covering the trial and execution of King Louis XVI,
- librettos for the operas Maria Seski (1799), Nephtali, ou les Ammonites by Blangini (Ballard, Paris 1806), and the Arthurian Arthus de Bretagne,
- The Condition of the Protestants in France (1818) and
- Histoire du jury (A. Eymery, Paris 1822).
References
- [Académie française Étienne Aignan page] (in French)
- [University of Maryland copy of La mort de Louis XVI: ...] [link]
- [Arthurian operas]
- [Château d'Oron library search] (in French)
- [Dates] (in French)
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