Louis Petit de Julleville
Louis Petit de Julleville (July 18, 1841 – August 28, 1900) was a French scholar.
Life
He was born in Paris.
Educated at the École Normale Supérieure, and at the French School at Athens, he received his doctorate in literature in 1868. After holding various posts as a teacher he became professor of French medieval literature and of the history of the French language in the university of Paris in 1886.
Works
His most important works are:
- Histoire du théâtre en France, including Les Mystères (2 vols, 1880)
- Les Comédiens en France au Moyen âge (1885)
- La Comédie et les mœurs en France au Moyen âge (1886)
- Répertoire du théâtre comique en France au Moyen âge (1886)
- Le Théâtre en France, histoire de la littérature dramatique depuis ses origines jusqu'à nos jours (1889)
Petit de Julleville was also the general editor of the Histoire de la langue et de la littérature française (8 vols, 1896-1900), to which he also contributed some valuable chapters himself.
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Petit de Julleville, Louis". Encyclopædia Britannica. 21 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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