Wyse family papers, 1816-1961.

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Wyse family papers, 1816-1961.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/502147267

The archives of the Wyse family, a prominent Irish literary family of Waterford, Ireland, contain diaries and journals, unpublished literary works, account and letter-books, as well as published volumes and photographs. There is a great deal of literary material, ranging from the poetry, travel accounts, and other papers of Sir Thomas Wyse, a politician and diplomat of the early nineteenth century, to the mid-twentieth century verse of his great-granddaughter, Nellie Bonaparte Wyse. The most important figure in the collection is Sir Thomas's son, William Charles Bonaparte Wyse, who played an important part in the Provencal literary movement known as the Felibrige.

1 box, 13.3 cubic feet of books.

University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

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University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

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Wyse, William Charles Bonaparte, 1826-1892

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William Charles Bonaparte Wyse was a nephew of the Emperor Napoleon, and son of the prominent Irish politician Thomas Wyse. Born in Waterford and educated at Prior Park College and Oscott College, he had an interest in literature, and while travelling encountered the Félibrige literary movement; Wyse became the only foreign member of this movement, conceived to promote the Provençal language and culture. He published numerous works, mostly poetry, and served in several official positions at Wa...

Wyse, Thomas, Sir, 1791-1862

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Son of Sir Thomas Wyse of Ireland, William Charles Bonaparte Wyse became one of the guiding spirits of the Provencal literary movement known as Felibrige. After Mistral and Aubanel, he can be rated as one of the half-dozen most important poets among the some two hundred writers engaged in this movement, and as one of the most creative in his use of form and symbolism. He was for many years an intimate of Mistral, Roumanille, Donnadieu, and other felibres of the revival of Provencal poetry in the...