The Arcades Project - Operi

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Belleville. Wo rking·class neighborhood in Paris. Benda, Julien (1867-1956). French philosophical cntlc. Among his works are La Berg:ronisme, au [JlIe Philosophie sur fa mobiliti (1912) and La Fin de iffternel (1929). Beraldi. Perhaps a mistake for Berardi, Leon (1817-?), jomnalist and director of L'/ndependance beige. Beranger, Pierre (1780-1857). 1nnnensely popular lyric poet of liberal political sympa· thies. Beraud, Henri (1885-1958). Novelist and essayist who promoted nationalism and anti· Semitism. Author of Le Vi'triol de fa lune (1921; ConeouTt prize). Bergeret, Madame. Character in Anatole France's series L'lfistoire contemporaine (1896- 1901). Bed, Emmanuel (1892-1976). French writer andjoumalist, associated -with the circle of Surrealists around Breton and Aragon. Berlioz, Hector (1803-1869), French composer, a pioneer of ll1ocie1TI orchestration. Bernard, Clande (1813-1878). Noted physiologist. Investigated d,e sympathetic nerv· ous system and the chemical phenomena of digestion. Bernardin de Saint-Pierre,Jacques (1737-1814). Writer who anticipated French roman· ticism. Audlor of Pa.ul d Virgin;e (1788). Bernouard, }ranois. French publisher. Friend of Benjamin during the 1920s and 1930s. Bernstein, Eduard (1850-1932). German 'writer and politician. Co-editor of Der Sozt'aldemokrat (1881-1890). Associate of Engels. Berry, Charles Ferdinand (1778-1820). Last duke of Berry, a nephew of Louis XVIII; in exile 1789-1814. His assassination in Paris by a fanatical Bonapartist led to a reaction­ aTY swing, countered by conspiracies. Berryer, Pierre-Antoine (1790-1868). French lawyer and political figure; legitimist. Bertin. Family famous for its association with Le Journal des debats, which Louis-FraIl

Blonde!, Jacques Franois (1705-1774). Architect whose ideas greatly influenced his contemporaries. He opened in Paris the first art school to teach architecture (1743), and taught at the Academie Royale d'Architecture from 1756. Blucher, Gebhard (1742-1819). Pmssian field marshal. Defeated Napoleon at Laon (1814) and aided in the victory at Waterloo (1815), after which his army occupied Paris. Boetticher, Karl Heinrich von (1833-1907). German architectural theorist; advisor to Bismarck. Author of Tektonik dee Hellenen (1844-1852). Bohme, Margarete. Editor of Tagebuclt einer Verlorenen (Diary of a Lost Woman; 1905). Boileau, Nicolas (1636-1711). Critic and poet in the classical tradition. Author of a highly influential didactic treatise in verse, DArt poetique (1674). Boissy-d'Auglas, cornIe Franois de (1756-1826). French statesman. Aided in the over· throw of Robespierre. He was a senator under Napoleon and a peer of France under Louis XVIII. Bonald, Louis (1754-1840), Philosopher and publicist; minister of instnlCtion under Napoleon (1808). He was an extreme conservative in his policies. Bonaparte, Louis Napoleon. See Napoleon III. Bonvin, Franois (1817-1887). Gerne and still-life painter. The vitality of his portraits is noted by Baudelaire. Bordeaux, Henry (1870-1963). Novelist and critic; known for his tales of French family life. Borel d'Hauterive, Joseph petrus (1809-1859). French writer of extreme romantic tendencies. Published a collection of verse, Rhapsodies (1831), and twu works of fiction. Bomstedt, Adalhert von (1808-1851). Former officer of the Prussi,m Guard who edited Die Deutscile-Briisseler Zeitullg. Active in the Communist League until expelled by Marx. Bossuet,Jacques (1627-1704). Catholic prelate and tutor to the dauphin. A theoretician of political absolutism and the divine right of kings. Boucher, Franois (1703-1770). French painter. Designer of stage sets for the Opera, and book illustrator noted for his ornate style. Boullec, Etienne-Louis (1728-1799). Architect active in Paris in the restoration and construction of buildings during the eighteenth century. Bourget, Paul (1852-1935). Novelist and critic. Molder of opinion among conservative intellectuals in the pre-World War I period. Boyer, Philoxene (1827-1867). Poet

Blonde!, Jacques Franois (1705-1774). Architect whose ideas greatly influenced his<br />

contemporaries. He opened in Paris the first art school to teach architecture (1743), and<br />

taught at the Academie Royale d'Architecture from 1756.<br />

Blucher, Gebhard (1742-1819). Pmssian field marshal. Defeated Napoleon at Laon<br />

(1814) and aided in the victory at Waterloo (1815), after which his army occupied<br />

Paris.<br />

Boetticher, Karl Heinrich von (1833-1907). German architectural theorist; advisor to<br />

Bismarck. Author of Tektonik dee Hellenen (1844-1852).<br />

Bohme, Margarete. Editor of Tagebuclt einer Verlorenen (Diary of a Lost Woman; 1905).<br />

Boileau, Nicolas (1636-1711). Critic and poet in the classical tradition. Author of a<br />

highly influential didactic treatise in verse, DArt poetique (1674).<br />

Boissy-d'Auglas, cornIe Franois de (1756-1826). French statesman. Aided in the over·<br />

throw of Robespierre. He was a senator under Napoleon and a peer of France under<br />

Louis XVIII.<br />

Bonald, Louis (1754-1840), Philosopher and publicist; minister of instnlCtion under<br />

Napoleon (1808). He was an extreme conservative in his policies.<br />

Bonaparte, Louis Napoleon. See Napoleon III.<br />

Bonvin, Franois (1817-1887). Gerne and still-life painter. <strong>The</strong> vitality of his portraits is<br />

noted by Baudelaire.<br />

Bordeaux, Henry (1870-1963). Novelist and critic; known for his tales of French family<br />

life.<br />

Borel d'Hauterive, Joseph petrus (1809-1859). French writer of extreme romantic<br />

tendencies. Published a collection of verse, Rhapsodies (1831), and twu works of fiction.<br />

Bomstedt, Adalhert von (1808-1851). Former officer of the Prussi,m Guard who edited<br />

Die Deutscile-Briisseler Zeitullg. Active in the Communist League until expelled by<br />

Marx.<br />

Bossuet,Jacques (1627-1704). Catholic prelate and tutor to the dauphin. A theoretician<br />

of political absolutism and the divine right of kings.<br />

Boucher, Franois (1703-1770). French painter. Designer of stage sets for the Opera, and<br />

book illustrator noted for his ornate style.<br />

Boullec, Etienne-Louis (1728-1799). Architect active in Paris in the restoration and<br />

construction of buildings during the eighteenth century.<br />

Bourget, Paul (1852-1935). Novelist and critic. Molder of opinion among conservative<br />

intellectuals in the pre-World War I period.<br />

Boyer, Philoxene (1827-1867). Poet

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