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Jules Arsène Arnaud Claretie (3 December 1840 – 23 December 1913) was a French literary figure and director of theThéâtre Français.
He was born atLimoges. After studying at thelycée Bonaparte inParis, he became ajournalist, achieving great success as dramatic critic toLe Figaro and to theOpinion nationale. He was a newspaper correspondent during theFranco-Prussian War, and during theParis Commune acted as staff-officer in the National Guard. In 1885 he became director of the Théâtre Français, and from that time devoted his time chiefly to its administration until his death.[1] During the battle forOctave Mirbeau's comedyLes affaires sont les affaires ("Business Is Business"), the Comité de Lecture was abolished, in October 1901, and Jules Claretie obtained sole responsibility for choosing the modern plays to be performed.[citation needed] Claretie retired from the administration of the Théâtre Français in 1913.[2]
He was elected a member of theAcadémie française in 1888, and took his seat in February 1889, being received byErnest Renan.[1]
The long list of his works includes:
La Vie à Paris was completed in 1913, and published after his death in 21 volumes in 1914.[2]
Several plays, some of which are based on novels of his own:
Claretie also wrote three operas for the music ofJules Massenet;La Navarraise (1894), based on his novelLa cigarette and written withHenri Cain,[1]Thérèse (1907), andAmadis (1922), a work begun by Massenet in 1895, but shelved and finished in the last years of his life and premiered posthumously.
One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Claretie, Jules Arsène Arnaud".Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 436.
One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1922). "Claretie, Jules Arsène Arnaud".Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 30 (12th ed.). London & New York: The Encyclopædia Britannica Company. p. 701.
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