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Régis Michaud
1880–1939
A French scholar and critic who helped introduce American literature to French readers, he built a career around writers such as Emerson, Thoreau, and Whitman. His work moved between criticism, translation, and teaching, linking literary culture in France and the United States.
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The American novel to-day : A social and psychological study
by Régis Michaud
About the author
Born in Montélimar in 1880, Régis Michaud first studied in a Catholic seminary before turning to history and then literature. He became known as a specialist in American literature, writing about major figures including Ralph Waldo Emerson and taking a lasting interest in the intellectual ties between France and the United States.
Michaud wrote literary criticism as well as translations, and his books helped French readers approach American thought and writing in a serious, accessible way. His published work includes studies of American ideas and literature, and library records also identify him as a translator.
Later in his career, he taught in the United States and was a professor of French at the University of Illinois from 1930 until 1939. He died in Chicago in 1939, leaving behind a body of work shaped by curiosity, scholarship, and a deep interest in literary exchange across the Atlantic.