author
Émile Chédieu de Robethon
b. 1814
A 19th-century French man of letters, he moved between law, poetry, translation, and literary history. He is especially remembered for bringing major European voices into French and for a late study of Chateaubriand and Madame de Custine.
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Chateaubriand et Madame de Custine: Episodes et correspondance inédite
by Émile Chédieu de Robethon, vicomte de François-René Chateaubriand, marquise de Delphine de Sabran Custine
About the author
Born in 1814, Émile Chédieu de Robethon was a French writer associated with several literary paths at once: law, poetry, translation, and historical writing. Reliable catalog records confirm his birth year and show him as the author of works that circulated in the late 19th century.
He is most often described as a translator and poet, with editions and library sources linking his name to French translations of major European authors, including Byron and Schiller. His surviving bibliography suggests a writer deeply engaged with literature across languages rather than confined to a single genre.
One of the works most clearly tied to him today is Chateaubriand et Madame de Custine: épisodes et correspondance inédite, published in 1893. That book, built around unpublished correspondence, shows his interest in literary lives and documents as well as creative writing. I couldn't confirm a suitable portrait image from reliable accessible sources, so none is included here.