Joseph Méry

Joseph Méry (1798-June 16 1866) was an ardent romanticist. He collabarated with Auguste Barthelemy in many of his satires and wrote a great number of stories now forgotten. Nowadays he is perhaps best remembered as a librettist, and as the author of the play La Battaille de Toulouse which Verdi adapted for his operal La battaglia di Legnano

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1798 - June 16 - 1866 - Romanticist - Auguste Barthelemy - Satire - Verdi

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He was noted in his time for his wit and ability to improvise. He produced several pieces at the Paris theatres, and also collaborated with Gerard de Nerval in adaptations from Shakespeare and in other plays.

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Wit - Improvise - Gerard de Nerval

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Alexandre Dumas, in 1864, invitated to all the poets of France to display their skill by composing to sets of Bouts-Rimés selected for the purpose by Joseph Méry. He received a pension from Napoleon III.

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Alexandre Dumas - Bouts-Rimés - Napoleon III

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