José-Maria de Heredia wrote at a period when the terms of literature itself were being argued over.
The record lists José-Maria de Heredia as French poet (1842-1905).
José-Maria de Heredia was born at Santiago de Cuba in 1842. His recorded nationality is France. He was educated at École des chartes.
The nineteenth century was the age of the serialised novel and mass literacy; writers reached audiences of a size never seen before.
He worked as poet, writer and translator.
The writing is recorded in Spanish and French.
Books outlive their reviews, and the ones that last are seldom the ones that sold best.
The honours record reads: Officer of the Legion of Honour (1888), Langlois prize (1888), Knight of the Legion of Honour (1882) and Order of Saint Stanislaus.
That the work was written from France matters: language, censorship and the reach of a publishing industry decide which books travel and which stay local.
José-Maria de Heredia died in 1905, aged 63. The books remain, which is the only durable form a writing life takes.
Achievements
- Officer of the Legion of Honour — 1888
- Langlois prize — 1888
- Knight of the Legion of Honour — 1882
- Order of Saint Stanislaus
