Villiers de l'Isle Adam

British  

/ vilje də lil adɑ̃ /

noun

1. August, Comte de (oɡyst, kɔ̃t də). 1838–89, French poet and dramatist; pioneer of the symbolist movement. His works include Contes cruels (1883) and the play Axel (1885)

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Example Sentences

Villiers de l'Isle Adam, remembering the Hegelian philosophy, once wrote: "The man who insults you only insults the idea he has formed of you, that is to say, himself."

From Georges Guynemer Knight of the Air by Sill, Louise Morgan

He lent them willingly; and Philip became acquainted with Flaubert and Balzac, with Verlaine, Heredia, and Villiers de l'Isle Adam.

From Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset)

In some ways he was more nearly akin to Villiers de l'Isle Adam, with his religion and his love of the fine gesture.

From Old and New Masters by Lynd, Robert

Beckford might have filled it with orient gewgaws; Barbey d'Aurevilly could have strutted here; and in a corner Villiers de l'Isle Adam might have sat fiercely.

From Sinister Street, vol. 2 by MacKenzie, Compton