Étienne Pélabon
Étienne Pélabon (in Occitan : Estève Pelabon - Tolon, 25 January 1745 - Marseille ?, 1 November 1808) was a Provençal Occitan-language writer from the 18th century.[1][2] He is above all remembered for his play Maniclo (classical norm : Manicla).
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| Born | Etienne Pélabon January 25th Tolon, Marquisate of Provence, Kingdom of France |
| Died | November 1, 1808 |
| Pen name | Estève Pelabon (in occitan language) |
| Occupation | Theatre manchinist |
| Language | occitan (maritim provençal from Toulon |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Notable works | Manicla |
House where Etienne Pélabon was born in Tolon (3rd buildind on the right)
Plate that says in occitan : "In this house the troubadour Etienne Pélabon, Maniclo's
author, was born"
Maniclo was staged for the first time in 1789, and according to Occitan scholar Robèrt Lafont, 12,000 copies were printed.
References
- Parrocel, Etienne (1882). L' art dans le Midi: des origines et du mouvement artistique et littérarire jusqu'au XIXme siècle (in French). Barlatier-Feissat. p. 146.
- La Plume (in French). Slatkine Reprints. 1899. p. 13.
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