JEAN PIERRE CLARIS DE FLORIAN
\d͡ʒˈiːn pɪˈe͡ə klˈaɹɪs də flˈɒɹi͡ən], \dʒˈiːn pɪˈeə klˈaɹɪs də flˈɒɹiən], \dʒ_ˈiː_n p_ɪ__ˈeə k_l_ˈa_ɹ_ɪ_s d_ə f_l_ˈɒ_ɹ_iə_n]\
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A French poet and romancer (1755-94). At 10 he captivated Voltaire by his quick repartee and sprightliness. He made his debut with some pleasing farces (1779), and added greatly to his fame with the two pastoral stories "Galatea" (1783) and "Estelle" (1787); but both are sentimental romances in the dominant taste of that time. A like judgment is to be passed on his metrical romances "Numa Pompilius" (1786) and "Gonsalvo of Cordova" (1791). He also wrote "Medleys of Poetry and Literature"; and "Florian's Youth", in which he recounts the story of his boyhood.
By Charles Dudley Warner
