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Paul Claudel was a French poet, dramatist and diplomat, and the younger brother of the sculptor Camille Claudel. He is most famous for his verse dramas, which often convey his devout Catholicism, and for institutionalizing his sister.

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culture · French diplomat, poet and playwright (1868–1955) · playwright · poet · diplomat · essayist · librettist · writer · art historian · also Paul Claudel, Pol Klodel, Claudel

Born 6 August 1868 · Died 23 February 1955 · Q295830

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Cético é o homem que não desconfia de nada.
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Art imitates nature not in its effects as such, but in its causes, in its ‘manner,’ in its process, which are nothing but a participation in and a derivation of actual objects, of the Art of God himself.
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2023· 1 entry

Apr 10, 2023Documented record69% confidence

The Christian Century: Paul Claudel

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1955· 5 entries

Feb 23, 1955Documented record86% confidence

Died 1955-02-23.

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“Cético é o homem que não desconfia de nada.”

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“Le poème n'est point fait de ces lettres que je plante comme des clous, mais du blanc qui reste sur le papier.”

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“Si l'ordre est le plaisir de la raison, le désordre est le délice de l'imagination.”

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“Art imitates nature not in its effects as such, but in its causes, in its ‘manner,’ in its process, which are nothing but a participation in and a derivation of actual objects, of the Art of God himself.”

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1948· 1 entry

Jan 1, 1948Documented record84% confidence

Career landmark: president (1948–1955).

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1946· 1 entry

Jan 1, 1946Documented record84% confidence

Career landmark: seat 13 of the Académie française (1946–1955).

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1940· 2 entries

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Addressed a poem ("Paroles au Maréchal," "Words to the Marshal") commending Marshal Pétain for, as he described it, picking up and salvaging France's broken, wounded body

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After the Battle of France when German troops occupied Paris

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1935· 2 entries

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Claudel retired to Brangues in Dauphiné, where he had bought a château in 1927

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Condemning the Nuremberg Laws as "abominable and stupid

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1933· 1 entry

Jan 1, 1933Documented record84% confidence

Career landmark: ambassador of France to Belgium (1933–1935).

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1928· 1 entry

Jun 15, 1928Documented record84% confidence

Awarded honorary doctorate at the Laval University (1928).

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1926· 1 entry

Jan 1, 1926Documented record84% confidence

Career landmark: ambassador of France to the United States (1926–1933).

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1921· 1 entry

Jan 1, 1921Documented record84% confidence

Career landmark: ambassador of France to Japan (1921–1927).

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1913· 1 entry

Jun 15, 1913Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Prix Narcisse Michaut (1913).

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1905· 2 entries

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A meeting at which Rosalie signalled that her relationship with Claudel was over

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She had four children, and was pregnant with Claudel's child when the affair ended in February 1905.

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1900· 1 entry

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Spent time at Ligugé Abbey, but his proposed entry to the Benedictine Order was postponed

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1881· 1 entry

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His mother moved the family to Paris for further education

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1868· 1 entry

Aug 6, 1868Documented record86% confidence

Born 1868-08-06.

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