Romain Rolland

Rosemary Hamilton Yeoland

Ed. by Nigel Harkness, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.5.2.05: French Writing and Culture: The Nineteenth-Century , 1800-1900.
Vol. editors: David Elwyn Evans (University of St Andrews), Edward Forman (University of Bristol), Elisabeth Gerwin (University of Lethbridge), Nigel Harkness (University of Newcastle upon Tyne), Tim Unwin (University of Bristol), David Williams (University of Sheffield), Jennifer Yee (University of Oxford)

Dates

Born 29 Jan 1866
Died 30 Dec 1944
Activity 1888-1944

Places

Born in France
Active in France

Activities

Primary

Art Theorist/ Historian/ Critic
Novelist
Playwright / Dramatist

Resources

Rolland's Works

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Romain Rolland (1866-1944) was a French author, dramatist and essayist whose interests covered a wide range of areas including history, musicology, biography, pacifism, politics, and Eastern philosophy. His thoughts on this breadth of sympathies are recorded with perspicacity in his novels, essays, biographies, plays and prolific correspondence. It was his epic novel,

Jean-Christophe

,that established his reputation in the literary world; the novel is now translated into more than twenty languages, attesting to its universal and lasting appeal. Written over nearly a ten year period, it reflects, like most of his work, his changing patterns of thought, which would at times disconcert his friends and contemporaries. Besides his literature, he is also remembered for his pacifism, opposition…

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Citation: Yeoland, Rosemary Hamilton. "Romain Rolland". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 16 July 2012 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=12685, accessed 25 November 2024.]