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Goncourt, Edmond de
Goncourt, Edmond de (b Nancy, 26 May 1822; d Champrosay, 16 July 1896) and Jules de (b Paris, 17 Dec. 1830; d Paris, 20 June 1870). French writers, brothers, who worked in close collaboration. They wrote on various artistic topics, their most important work of criticism being a book made up of a collection of articles, L'Art du dix-huitième siècle (1875), which helped to revive the reputation of 18th-century French artists such as Watteau. The brothers inherited a substantial fortune when their aristocrat mother died in 1848, and their lives were divided between writing and self-indulgence; the Journal that they began in 1851, and which Edmond continued after Jules died until his own death, provides a richly detailed record of Paris in the second half of the 19th century. Edmond's books on Utamaro (1891) and Hokusai (1896) helped to popularize Japanese art (see Ukiyo-e). The brothers also wrote novels and painted. The Académie Goncourt, founded under Edmond's will, is a body of ten men or women of letters that awards an annual prize (the Prix Goncourt) for imaginative prose.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Goncourt, Edmond de." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Goncourt, Edmond de." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-GoncourtEdmonddeJulesde.html IAN CHILVERS. "Goncourt, Edmond de." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-GoncourtEdmonddeJulesde.html |
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Goncourt, Edmond de
Goncourt, Edmond de (1822–96) and Jules de (1830–70). French writers, brothers, who worked in close collaboration. They wrote on various artistic topics, their most important work of criticism being a book made up of a collection of articles, L'Art du dix-huitième siècle (1875), which helped to revive the reputation of 18th-century French artists such as Watteau. The brothers inherited a substantial fortune when their aristocrat mother died in 1848, and their lives were divided between writing and self-indulgence; the Journal that they began in 1851, and which Edmond continued after Jules died until his own death, provides a richly detailed record of Paris in the second half of the 19th century. Edmond's books on Utamaro (1891) and Hokusai (1896) helped to popularize Japanese art (see Ukiyo-e). The brothers also wrote novels and painted. The Académie Goncourt, founded under Edmond's will, is a body of ten men or women of letters that awards an annual prize (the Prix Goncourt) for imaginative prose.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Goncourt, Edmond de." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Goncourt, Edmond de." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-GoncourtEdmonddeJulesde.html IAN CHILVERS. "Goncourt, Edmond de." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-GoncourtEdmonddeJulesde.html |
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Goncourt, Edmond de
Goncourt, Edmond de (1822–96) French novelist and social historian. He collaborated with his brother Jules (1830–70) on The Journal of the Goncourts (1836–40), a personal account of Parisian society, and the novels Germinie Lacerteux (1864) and Madame Gervaisais (1869). In his will, he provided for the Prix Goncourt, France's top literary award.
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"Goncourt, Edmond de." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Goncourt, Edmond de." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-GoncourtEdmondde.html "Goncourt, Edmond de." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-GoncourtEdmondde.html |
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