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| Born | 26 June 1809 |
| Died | July 14, 1859(1859-07-14) (aged 50) |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Movement | Romantic movement |
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Joseph-Pierre Borel d'Hauterive, known asPetrus Borel (26 June 1809 – 14 July 1859), was a French writer of theRomantic movement.[1]
Petrus Borel was born inLyon on 26 June 1809, the twelfth of fourteen children of anironmonger. He studied architecture in Paris but abandoned it for literature.
Nicknamedle Lycanthrope ("Wolfman") and the centre of the circle ofBohemians in Paris,[1] Borel was noted for his extravagant and eccentric style of writing, foreshadowingSurrealism. He was occasionally captured indrypoint byMarcellin Desboutin.[2]
Petrus Borel was not commercially successful and was eventually directed to a minor civil service post by his friendThéophile Gautier.[3] Borel is considered to be one of thepoète maudits, likeAloysius Bertrand orAlice de Chambrier, and is said to have influencedBaudelaire andBreton.[4]
Petrus Borel was the subject of a 1954 biography by Irish literary criticEnid Starkie calledPetrus Borel: The Lycanthrope.[citation needed] In 1959 Tom Moran translated Borel's 1833Champavert: Contes Immoraux (Seven Bitter Tales) via Theo. Gaus' Sons,Brooklyn.[5]
Petrus Borel died atMostaganem inFrench Algeria on 14 July 1859.[1]
