Prix Femina
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (1905) Winner
Romain Rolland
ロマン・ロラン
Romain Rolland
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1866-01-29 （Clamecy, Nièvre, France）
- Died
- 1944-12-30 （Vézelay, France） age 78
- Nationality
- France
- Languages
- French
- Residence History
- Clamecy (birthplace) → Rome (residence/research period) → Paris (education/work) → Villeneuve (Lake Geneva, Vaud, Switzerland) → Vézelay (later life)
Career
- Occupations
- dramatist, novelist, essayist, art historian, musicologist, critic, biographer
- Active Years
- 1902-1944
- Affiliations
- University of Paris (Sorbonne) - chair of history of music, École des Hautes Études Sociales (music section director), École française de Rome (member/affiliate), International Biogenic Society (co-founder), World Committee Against War and Fascism (member)
- Memberships
- Europe (founder/editor), International Biogenic Society (co-founder)
- Influenced By
- Swami Vivekananda (Vedanta), Rabindranath Tagore, Mahatma Gandhi (intellectual exchange), Malwida von Meysenbug (influence during Rome period)
- Influenced
- Stefan Zweig, Hermann Hesse, Victor Serge, Antonio Gramsci
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| École normale supérieure | Philosophy / History (faculty) | History | 学士（歴史） | 1886–1889 | France |
| École française de Rome | — | Research / residency | — | 1890年代（在外研究） | Italy |
École normale supérieure
Philosophy / History (faculty)
/ History
Degree:
学士（歴史）
Period:
1886–1889
Year of Graduation:
1889
Country:
France
Studied philosophy initially but completed degree in history.
École française de Rome
Research / residency
Period:
1890年代（在外研究）
Country:
Italy
Residency in Rome; encounter with Italian masterpieces shaped his thought.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | Nobel Prize in Literature | — | — | Swedish Academy | 受賞 |
| 1895 | Prize of the Académie française | Les Origines du théâtre lyrique moderne | — | Académie française | 受賞 |
Nobel Prize in Literature
1915
Organization:
Swedish Academy
Result:
受賞
Prize of the Académie française
1895
Work:
Les Origines du théâtre lyrique moderne
Organization:
Académie française
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Nobel Prize in Literature
1 appearances
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Edition 14 (1915) Winner
Works
Major Works
Jean-Christophe
1904 novel sequenceA ten-volume novel sequence following the life of a German musical genius, Jean-Christophe, exploring music, social issues and international understanding; reflects Rolland's idealism and humanism.
musicinternational understandinghumanismmoral conscience
Colas Breugnon
1919 novel (humorous, regional)A lively, human story set in Burgundy reflecting Rolland's attachment to his ancestors and regional culture. Later adapted into an opera by Dmitry Kabalevsky.
regionalismhumorcelebration of life
Adaptations
- [opera] Colas Breugnon (opera)
Above the Battle (Au-dessus de la mêlée)
1915 pamphlet/manifesto (pacifist)A pacifist manifesto published during World War I protesting the war; it epitomized Rolland's pacifism and internationalism and made him widely known.
anti-warinternationalismappeal to conscience
Bibliography
- Jean-Christophe (1904–1912)
- Colas Breugnon (1919)
- Above the Battle (Au-dessus de la mêlée) (1915)
- Life of Beethoven (Vie de Beethoven) (1903)
- Pierre and Luce (Pierre et Luce) (1920)
- L'âme enchantée (1922–1933)
- Le Voyage intérieur (The Interior Voyage) (1942)
Adaptations
- Colas Breugnon (opera by Dmitry Kabalevsky)
Translations of Works
- Jean-Christophe (translated into English and other languages)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- idealisticlyricalethical / conscience-drivenincorporates historical and musical scholarship
- Recurring Motifs
- musicmoral conscienceinternational understandingEastern thought (Vedanta, etc.)
Health
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health problems (unspecified)主に晩年・1930年代以降Interrupted his life and travels at times and had intermittent impact on his writing and activities.
Legacy
Romain Rolland was a major French literary figure of the early 20th century and the 1915 Nobel Prize laureate in Literature. His humanism and pacifism, scholarship in music and art history, and engagement with Eastern thought exerted wide influence. His major work Jean-Christophe received international recognition.
Academic Societies
- International Biogenic Society (co-founder)
Archives
- Bibliothèque nationale de France (related holdings)
- Association Romain Rolland (archives / research)
In Popular Culture
- USSR commemorative stamp for Rolland's 100th birthday
Quotes
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"as a tribute to the lofty idealism of his literary production and to the sympathy and love of truth with which he has described different types of human beings"
Source: Nobel Prize citation (1915) (1915)
Trivia
- Lifelong pacifist; published the anti-war pamphlet 'Above the Battle' during World War I.
- Was a vegetarian.
- Used the phrase 'pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will' in 1920, later cited by Antonio Gramsci.
- Met Mahatma Gandhi in 1931.