Émile Nelligan - Montréal, Québec
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N 45° 30.952 W 073° 34.211
18T E 611675 N 5041253
Entre 1896 et 1899, ce jeune poète compose plus de 160 poèmes qui le rendront célèbre. Between 1896 and 1899, this young poet composed more than 160 poems that brought him lasting fame.
Waymark Code: WM14BJW
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 06/06/2021
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member fi67
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Inscription sur la plaque - Inscription on the plaque: Émile Nelligan
Entre 1896 et 1899, ce jeune poète compose plus de 160 poèmes qui le rendront célèbre. Né à Montréal, il grandit près d’ici, rue Laval. À 18 ans, après avoir publié ses premiers vers dans les journaux locaux, il abandonne ses études et se consacre uniquement à l’écriture. Le 26 mai 1899, au Château de Ramezay, il récite devant le public de l’École littéraire de Montréal « La romance du vin », qui fait sensation. Trois mois plus tard, il est interné en asile et demeure en institution psychiatrique jusqu’à sa mort. Ses poèmes sont publiés pour la première fois en 1904 sous forme de livre, grâce à son ami et mentor Louis Dantin.
Émile Nelligan
Between 1896 and 1899, this young poet composed more than 160 poems that brought him lasting fame. Born in Montréal, he grew up near here, on rue Laval. After publishing his first poems in local newspapers, he abandoned his studies at the age of 18 and devoted himself to his writing. On May 26, 1899, at Château de Ramezay, he gave a celebrated reading of “La romance du vin” for the École littéraire de Montréal. Only three months later, he was committed to an asylum. He remained in a psychiatric institution until his death. Nelligan’s poems first appeared in book form in 1904, thanks to his friend and mentor Louis Dantin.
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