List of Breton poets

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The following is a list of Breton poets. Brittany is a cultural and geographical region in northwest France that is the homeland of the Breton people. Historically part of the Celtic nations, Bretons spoke the Breton language, an extant Celtic language, before becoming a part of France in 1532 and adopting the French language. [1] [2] [3] However, within Brittany there are five dialects of Breton. [1] Historically, Breton's poets were called bards. [3] In the 19th and 20th centuries, many Breton poets were part of a Breton nationalist movement, writing in the Breton language as a way to promote and maintain their cultural identity within France. [4] [1] The Society of Breton Bibliophiles identified more than 200 19th-century Breton poets in 1879. [1] This revival of Breton language and cultural expanded those who had emigrated outside of the area, often as a way to recall and honor their homeland. [1]

NameBreton or bardic nameLanguage (use for poetry)References
Abeozen Breton [4] [5]
Erwan Berthou Breton, French
Auguste Brizeux English [6]
Camille Bryen gEnglish
Odile Caradec English [7]
Danielle Collobert Breton [8]
Tristan Corbière English [9]
Charles de Gaulle Charlez Vro-C'hallBreton [10] [11]
Regis de l'Estourbeillon Breton [12]
Pêr Denez Breton [5]
Youenn Drezen Breton [4]
Marie de France Old French [4]
Vefa de Bellaing Breton [3]
Añjela Duval Breton [3] [4] [5] [13]
Erwan Evenou Breton [3]
René Galand French [5]
Maodez Glanndour Breton [3] [4] [5]
Glenmor Milig Ar SkañvBreton [3]
Yvon Gourmelon Yann GervenBreton [4]
Xavier Grall English [14]
Gwenc'hlan KianBreton
Youenn Gwernig Breton, English [3] [4] [5]
Max Jacob English [15]
Pêr-Jakez Helias Pierre-Jakez HéliasBreton [4] [5]
Roparz Hemon Breton [5]
Théodore Claude Henri, vicomte Hersart de la Villemarqué French [12]
Loeiz Herrieu Breton [4]
Ronan Huon Breton [4] [5]
François Jaffrennou Breton [4] [12]
Alfred Jarry English
Roparz Hemon Breton [3] [4]
Tudual Huon Breton [3]
Yann-Ber Kalloc'h Breton [13]
Koulizh Kedez Breton [3] [5]
Paol Keineg French [3]
Charles Le Goffic French [12]
Pierre Le Bihan French [5]
Jean-Marie Le Joubioux Breton [4]
Michel Luneau French
François-Marie Luzel Fañch an UhelBreton [4] [12]
Meavenn Breton [5]
Jean Meschinot French [16]
Gabriel Milin Laouenan BreizBreton [4]
Erwan ar Moal Breton, French [4]
Yann-Ber Piriou Breton [3] [5]
Annaig Renault Breton [3]
Guy Ropartz French [17]
Naïg Rozmor Breton [3]
Victor Segalen French [18]
Gilles Servat Breton, French [3]
Jean Sulivan French [19]
Bernez Tangi Breton [3]
Claire Trévien English [20]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Zeldin, Theodore (1993). A History of French Passions 1848-1945. Vol. 2. Oxford: Clarendon Press. pp. 57–58. ISBN   978-0-19-822178-4 – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ Denez, Per. "Breton language". Britannica. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 LLoyd, D. M.; Garland, R.; Boyd, M. (2012-08-26). "Breton Poetry". In Greene, Roland; Cushman, Stephen (eds.). The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics: Fourth Edition (4th ed.). Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. pp. 164–165. ISBN   978-1-4008-4142-4 – via Google Books.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Denez, Per. "Breton literature". Britannica. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Galand, René. “Poets and Politics: The Revival of Nationalism in Breton Poetry since World War II.” World Literature Today, vol. 54, no. 2 (1980): 218–22. via JSTOR. doi.org/10.2307/40134790.
  6. ↑ "Brizeux, Auguste". Encyclopedia of Romantic Nationalism in Europe. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
  7. ↑ "Odile Caradec". Terre à ciel. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
  8. ↑ "Notebooks, 1956-1978". Litmus Press. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
  9. ↑ "Tristan Corbière". Britannica. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
  10. ↑ "A Family Poet Provides De Gaulle's Breton Text". The New York Times. 1969-02-03. p. 2. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2025-07-09.
  11. ↑ Mount, Ferdinand (2018-08-02). "The Seducer". London Review of Books. Vol. 40, no. 15. ISSN   0260-9592 . Retrieved 2025-07-09.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 Hastings, James, ed. (1910). "Bard (Breton)". Encyclopædia of Religion and Ethics. Vol. 2. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. pp. 413–414. ISBN   978-0-567-06503-2 – via Google Books.{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  13. 1 2 "Breizh – Literature: Voices of the Breton Spirit". Celtic Nation Kernow. 2025-04-26. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
  14. ↑ Kuter, Lois (January 1985). "Labeling People: Who Are the Bretons?" . Anthropological Quarterly. 58 (1): 13–29. doi:10.2307/3317743 – via JSTOR.
  15. ↑ "Max Jacob". Britannica. 2025-07-08. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
  16. ↑ "Glasses of Princes". Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
  17. ↑ "Ropartz, Guy". Durand Salabert Eschig. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
  18. ↑ "Victor Segalen". The Poetry Foundation. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
  19. ↑ Gormaile, Pádraig O. “Morning Light: The Spiritual Itinerary of Jean Sulivan.” The Furrow 42, no. 1 (1991): 35–41. via JSTOR.
  20. ↑ "Claire Trévien". iamb poetry seen and heard. Summer 2025. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
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