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Delord, TaxiIe (1815-1877). French joumalist. Editor of Le Charivari 1848-1858, and
author of Plzysiologie de la Parisienne (1841).
Delonne,Joseph. Main character in Vie, poesies et Per/sees de Joseph Delorme) by Sainte­
Beuve (1829).
Delvau, Alfred (1825-1867). Joumalist and friend of Baudelaire. Author of Les Heuees
pansiennes (1866).
de Maistre,Joseph (1753-1821). Diplomat and writer admired by Baudelaire. Author of
Les Soirees de Saint-Petersbourg (1821), which argued for the absolute rule of sovereign
and pope.
Demar, Claire (1800-1833). Endmsiastic follower ofSaint-Simonianism who committed
suicide. Author of the manifesto Ma Loi d'avenir (1834).
La Democratie pacifique. Fourierist daily edited by Victor Considerant; published in
Paris 1843-1851.
Democritus. Greek atomist philosopher of the late fifth century B.C. He thought that
images (eidola) of a body are given off when this body is perceived, and d,at d,ese
images enter the pores of the viewer.
Denner, Balthasar (1685-1749). German portTait painter.
Dennery, Adolphe (1811-1899). French playwright and librettist.
des Esseintes. Hypersensitive hero ofHuysmans' novel, A Rebours (1884),
Desnoyers, Fernand (1828-1869). Bohemian writer and friend of Baudelaire. Co-edited
the Festsc/zrjft which published the two " Cn':puscule" poems,
Deubel, Leon (1879-1913). French poete maudit.
Devena, Eugene (1805-1865). French historical painter; brother of Aelmle Deveria
(1800-1857). Both were praised by Baudelaire.
Diogenes (412?-323 n,c,). Greek cynic philosopher who, in pursuit of an ascetic ideal,
lived in a tub. Supposed to have wandered the streets once holding up a lantern,
"looking for an honest man."
Diorama. See panoramas,
Directory. In France, the period immediately following the Convention-that is, October
27, 1795, to November 9, 1799. It was a period of profligacy, of nouvealL,{ riches, of the
return of nobles from exile, and it ended 'With France on the verge ofbanlu'uptcy.
Disden, Adolphe-Eugene (1818-1889). French entrepreneur. He inu'oduced mass·
manufacturing principles into portrait photography in 1859 and amassed a fortune
before the collapse of the Second Empire. Inventor of the popular carte de visite (pocket
portTait).
Doblin, Alfred (1878-1957). German physician and writer; in exile from 1934. Author
of Berlin Alexanderplat, (1929).
Dore, Gustave (1833-1883). French artist best known for his illustrations of Balzac's
Contes drolatiques (1856 edition) and Cervantes' Don Qyixote (1863 edition) .
Doumergue, Gaston (1863-1937). Left-wing statesman. Twelfth president of France
(1924-1931).
Dozon, Augnste (1822-1891). French diplomat and scholar of the Balkans who trans·
lated poetry from Bulgarian and Albanian.
Drouet, Juliette (1806-1883). Actress widl whom Hugo began a liaison in 1833. She
renounced the stage to devote herself to him, discreetly, until her death.
Drumont, Edouard (1844-1917). Anti-Semitic and anti-Dreyfusard joumalist who
founded and edited La Libre Parole, Author of the influential La Francejuive (1886).
Du Banas, Guillaume (1544-1590). French poet. Author of an epic of creation, La
Semaine (1578).