author
Etienne François de Lantier
1734–1826
A lively French man of letters from Marseille, he moved between the stage and the page, building a reputation for witty comedies and imaginative travel fiction. He is best remembered today for Voyages d’Anténor en Grèce et en Asie, a novel that helped keep classical adventure alive for later readers.
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Voyage en Espagne du Chevalier Saint-Gervais (2 de 2)
by Etienne François de Lantier
Voyage en Espagne du Chevalier Saint-Gervais (1 de 2)
by Etienne François de Lantier
About the author
Born in Marseille on October 1, 1734, and dying there on January 31, 1826, he was a French writer and playwright associated with the literary world of the 18th century. Sources agree that he was educated by the Jesuits, and later served in the Angoumois regiment before turning more fully toward literature.
His early success in comedy helped open doors in Paris. Accounts from French reference sources note that his first comedy, L’Impatient, was well received, and that a short work celebrating Choiseul earned him a pension. He went on to write for the theater, but his name is most strongly linked with Voyages d’Anténor en Grèce et en Asie, a widely noted work that blends fiction, travel, and classical settings.
Library records from the Bibliothèque nationale de France also show the range of his output, including plays, tales, and verse. His complete works were published after his lifetime, which suggests that he kept enough readers and admirers to remain in circulation well beyond the end of the ancien régime.