Henri Morier
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Swiss literary scholar (1910–2004)
Henri Morier (23 May 1910 – 20 December 2004) was a Swiss literary scholar.
Born in Geneva, he was a professor of French at the University of Geneva. He specialised in French-language poetry and rhetoric.[1]
Among his books are Le rythme du vers libre symboliste, recipient of the 1946 Prix Bordin, and La psychologie des styles, recipient of the 1959 Prix de la langue française [fr] from the Académie Française.[2]
He wrote the Dictionnaire de poétique et de rhétorique, which first was published in 1961 and appeared in several revised and expanded editions.[3] The book received the 1962 Prix Saintour.[4]
References
- ↑ Wyss, André (26 January 2010). "Morier, Henri". Historical Dictionary of Switzerland (in French). Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ↑ "Henri Morier" (in French). Académie Française. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ↑ Y. le Hir (1977). "Henri Morier, Dictionnaire de poétique et de rhétorique". Revue d'Histoire littéraire de la France (in French). 77 (3/4): 676–679. JSTOR 40525904.
- ↑ "Prix Saintour" (in French). Académie Française. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
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