Gaspard Abeille

Gaspard Abeille (* 1648 in Riez, Provence, † May 22, 1718 in Paris) was a French clergyman, novelist and playwright.

Life

He came early from his Provençal home to Paris. There, he became a secretary in the services of Marshal François -Henri de Montmorency -Luxembourg. After his death, he moved temporarily into the services of General Joseph Louis II de Bourbon, duc de Vendôme. After that he was Secrétaire Général Normandy Province and finally received by the King Priory Notre- Dame de la Mercy in Clermont -Ferrand. 1704 was appointed to the armchair 19 ( chair 19) of the Académie Française. Part of his pieces he made under the name of the actor Jean François de La Juvenon Tuillerie (1650-1688) published, in order to avoid criticism of the incompatibility of his clergy with his literary career.

Works

  • Argélie, reine de Thessalie ( Thargelia of Miletus ), tragedy in five acts and verses, Paris, Théâtre de l' Hôtel de Bourgogne, November 1673
  • Coriolanus, tragedy in 5 acts and verse, Paris, Théâtre de l' Hôtel Guénégaud, January 24, 1676
  • Lyncée ( Lynceus ), tragedy in five acts and verses, Paris, Théâtre de l' Hôtel de Bourgogne, February 25, 1678
  • Soliman, tragedy in 5 acts and verse, Paris, Théâtre de l' Hôtel de Bourgogne, October 11, 1680
  • Crispin bel esprit, tragedy in 5 acts and verse, Paris, Théâtre de l' Hôtel Guénégaud, July 11, 1681
  • Hercule, tragedy in 5 acts and verse, Paris, Théâtre de l' Hôtel Guénégaud, November 7, 1681
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