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Teodor de Wyzewa
1862–1917
A sharp-minded critic and translator who helped shape Symbolist culture in France, he moved from Polish roots into the heart of Parisian literary life. His work connected literature, music, and art, making him an important voice in late 19th-century criticism.
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Contes Chrétiens
by Teodor de Wyzewa
About the author
Born as Teodor Wyżewski in 1862, he was of Polish descent and moved to France with his family in 1869. Writing in French as Téodor de Wyzewa, he became known as a writer, critic, and translator, building a reputation in the literary world of Paris.
He is especially remembered for his place in the Symbolist movement in France. With Édouard Dujardin, he helped create La Revue wagnérienne in 1885, a journal that linked literature and the ideas surrounding Richard Wagner, and that became part of the wider Symbolist conversation.
Wyzewa also worked across several fields as an art, music, and literary critic, as well as a multilingual translator. He died in Paris in 1917, leaving behind a body of work tied to the intellectual and artistic debates of his time.