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Henri de Régnier

Henri-François-Joseph de Régnier (28 December 1864 – 23 May 1936) was a French symbolist poet, considered one of the most important of France during the early 20th century.

Henri de Régnier

(1864-12-28)28 December 1864
Honfleur, France

23 May 1936(1936-05-23) (aged 71)
Paris

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Poet, novelist

French

French

Symbolism

Marie de Régnier

An edition of 's waltz Valses nobles et sentimentales was published with a quotation from de Régnier "…le plaisir délicieux et toujours nouveau d'une occupation inutile"

Maurice Ravel

In the introductory cutscene to the 2012 video game by Capcom, the quotation "le plaisir délicieux... d'une occupation inutile" (subtitled trans. "The delightful and ever-novel pleasure of a useless occupation.") is given and attributed to de Régnier himself.

Dragon's Dogma

2019 : , Lou Jeunet's French movie.

Curiosa

at Project Gutenberg

Works by Henri de Régnier

at Internet Archive

Works by or about Henri de Régnier