Background

Moréas was born into a distinguished Athenian family.

Career

Moreas's father was Adamantios Papadiamantopoulos, a judge, scholar, and poet. Moreas received a French education, and went to Paris in 1875 to study law at the University of Paris. While in France, he began associating with literary circles, and became acquainted with Les Hydropathes, a group of French writers that included Alphonse Allais, Charles Cros, Guy de Maupassant, and Léon Bloy.

Works

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  • Les Syrtes suivi de Les Cantilènes (French Edition)

    (D’où vient cette aubade câline Chantée-on eût dit-en bate...)

  • Les Syrtes (1883-1884) (Litterature) (French Edition)

    (Les Syrtes (1883-1884) (Nouvelle edition) / Jean Moreas D...)

  • Les Syrtes (1883-1884) (French Edition)

    (This book was originally published prior to 1923, and rep...)

  • Les Syrtes (1883-1884) (French Edition)

    (High Quality Facsimile Reporduction: Moras, Jean, 1856-19...)

  • Premières Poésies: 1883-1886. Les syrtes. Les cantilènes (French Edition)

    (This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 19...)

Connections

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Demetrios Galanis