Frederic Mistral

Frédéric Mistral (French: Frédéric Mistral, September 8, 1830 - March 25, 1914) was a French poet who led the Occitan (Provence) literary revival in the 19th century. He shared the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1904 with José Echegaray. He was a good friend of Dode, who got to know him when he was young and wrote an essay for him called "The Poet Mistral", which was included in the "Mill Letters". Mistral devoted himself to the work of restoring and promoting the Provençal language in terms of poetry creation and language organization. In 1854, seven enthusiastic researchers of Provence, including Mistral and Romani, initiated the establishment of the "Philibrig" association, which specialized in promoting, publicizing and studying the language, customs and culture of Provence. At the same time, Mistral also participated in the editing work of "Selected Poems of Provence". On the basis of collecting and sorting out a large amount of local folklore, mythology, customs, language history and other materials, Mistral spent eight years compiling the "New Provence Dictionary". This dictionary not only records the treasures of Provence, but also builds an immortal monument to the Occitan language. Mistral's contribution to Provence culture lies not only in his discovery and organization of Provençal dialects and traditions, but also in his poems written in Provence, which raised this dialect to the level of literary language and broadcast Provence culture to Europe in the form of art.