1772-1827.
He represents a domain of the lyric that has always been industriously tilled in France, that of the chanson. The tradition of the song is distinctly bacchanalian, and rarely has it claimed serious consideration as literature. But Désaugiers now and then foreshadows the larger and more serious treatment the chanson was to receive at the hands of Béranger and Dupont.
Works: Chansons et Poésies diverses, 3 vols., 1808-1816; a Choix de chansons appeared in 1858; another in 1859, and others since.
For reference: Sainte-Beuve, Portraits contemporains, vol. v; George
Saintsbury, Miscellaneous Essays, London, 1892.
CHARLES NODIER.
1780-1844.
Promoted the romantic movement by his personal contact with the group of young writers that he drew around him more than by what he himself wrote. He was one of those who felt and transmitted the influence of Germany. He is better known by his stories than by his verse.
Works : Essais d'un jeune barde, 1804 ; Poésies diverses, 1827.
For reference : Mme. Mennessier-Nodier, Charles Nodier, épisodes et souvenirs de sa vie, 1867 ; Sainte-Beuve, Portraits littéraires, vol. i.