Background
The son of Adolphe, a clockmaker, and Reine, a cap presser, he studied in Marseille, then in Vannes.
The son of Adolphe, a clockmaker, and Reine, a cap presser, he studied in Marseille, then in Vannes.
Lycée Thiers.
A short play which enjoyed some success at the Odéon, Pierrot héritier, led him to quit, in 1865, the University, and journalism. He was 23. He started to contribute to Figaro littéraire and composed his first Provençal verses, which were published in the Almanach avignonnais by Joseph Roumanille. The subject of all of his Provençal pieces are the area, and particularly the countryside, around Sisteron: Fontfrediero, Lis Estello negro, Raubatori.
In French, Paul Arène published Parnassiculet, in which he talked about his life, in the style of Parnassianism.
In 1868, Paul Arène wrote his chef-d"œuvre, Jean des Figues. He also wrote Louisiana Chèvre d"or, Les Ogresses, Le Midi bouge and Domnine.
Félibrige.
