Dacier, Anne (1645? - 1720)
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| Short name | Dacier, Anne |
|---|---|
| VIAF | http://viaf.org/viaf/88047228/ |
| First name | Anne |
| Birth name | Le Fèvre |
| Married name | |
| Alternative name | Anne Le Fèvre |
| Date of birth | 1645? |
| Date of death | 1720 |
| Flourishing | - |
| Sex | Female |
| Place of birth | Grandchamp |
| Place of death | Paris |
| Lived in | France |
| Place of residence notes |
| Mother | |
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| Father | |
| Children | |
| Religion / ideology | Catholic |
| Education | |
| Aristocratic title | - |
| Professional or ecclesiastical title | - |
| Profession(s) | Translator |
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| Memberships | Accademia dei Ricovrati (Padua) |
| Place(s) of Residence | France |
Author of
| receptions | circulations | |
|---|---|---|
| Florus (1674) | 0 | 0 |
| Callimaque (1675) | 0 | 0 |
| Aurelius Victor (1681) | 0 | 0 |
Poésies
(1681)
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0 | 0 |
| Poésies d'Anacreon et de Sapho (1681) | 8 | 0 |
| Eutrope (1683) | 0 | 0 |
| Dictys Cretensis (1684) | 0 | 0 |
| La vie des poètes grecs (1700) | 4 | 0 |
| L'Iliade d'Homere, trad. avec des remarques, par Mme Dacier (1711) | 2 | 0 |
| Des causes de la corruption du goût (1714) | 15 | 2 |
| Homère défendu contre l’Apologie du R. p. Hardouin (1716) | 0 | 0 |
| Dictys et Darès (1680) | 0 | 0 |
Editor of
-Copyist of
-Illustrator of
-Translator of
-Circulations of Dacier, Anne, the person (for circulations of her works, see under each individual Work)
| Title | Date | Type |
Receptions of Dacier, Anne, the person
For receptions of her works, see under each individual Work.
| Title | Author | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desrochers, Étienne Jahandier, engraving of Anne Dacier, c. 1720 | 1720 | is portrait of | |
| * Dedication of a work to Madame Dacier - Epitome Regum Francorum | Magalhães, Soror Sebastiana | 1730 | is dedicated to |
| *Mention in Antwoord op: Brief van een jonge Juffer [Cornelia], wegens haare Leeszugt | Unknown journalist (to be identified) | 1766 | - |
| *Mention in Algemeen Magazijn van wetenschap, konst en smaak | Unknown journalist (to be identified) | 1785 | comments on person |
| De l'Influence des femmes | Mongellaz, Fanny | 1828 | is biography of |
| Dag-herinneringen | Unknown journalist (to be identified) | 1856 | comments on person |
| Fransche romans, een schetsjen in houtskool | Jan ten Brink | 1864 | - |
| Madame Dacier | Paul Jacquinet | 1886 | is biography of |
| *Mention in Histoire des femmes écrivains de la France | Henri Carton | 1886 | is biography of |
| Mme Dacier | J. Desplantes , P. Pouthier | 1890 | is biography of |
Mentioned in:
- La Porte 1769 II, 396-476 (see hyperlink for list)
- Boudier de Villemert 1778
- Briquet 1804
- Jacquinet, Les femmes de France poètes et prosateurs, 1886
- Henri Carton, Histoire des femmes ecrivains de la France, 1886
- Desplantes et Pouthier, 1890
- Buck, Guide to women's literature, 1992: Dacier and La Motte were engaged in the celebrated quarrel between the 'Ancients' and the 'Moderns' after they had both published a translation of Homer's Odyssey & Iliad.
- Pléiade p.646 (née en 1654)
- Lettres européennes (Dutch version 1994) II, 604.
Cf.
- Bruno Garnier, "Anne Dacier, un esprit moderne au pays des Anciens", in Jean Delisle (ed.), Portraits de traductrices. Ottawa, 2002, pp. 13-54
Role father! Role husband (André Dacier)!
2 daughters, 1 son.
Translator from Greek and Latin - to be considered as a scholar 1679 elected member of the Ricovrati Academy, Padua (Buck).