Charles Grandmougin
Charles-Jean Grandmougin was a French poet and playwright. He lived in Paris. Two of his poems appeared in the third and final volume of Le Parnasse contemporain. His poetry has been set as songs by composers including Fauré, Chaminade, Boulanger, Pierné and Bizet. He was more well known as a librettist and translator for operas and oratorios. He wrote the libretto for César Franck's opera Hulda, set in 11th-century Norway, and based on the play Lame Hulda by Norwegian writer Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson. He also wrote the libretto for La Vierge, an oratorio by Jules Massenet.
Major works
Esquisse sur Richard Wagner Les Siestes, poems Prométhée, drame antique Le Tasse, symphonie dramatique Nouvelles Poésies Souvenirs d’Anvers Orphée, drame antique en vers Caïn, biblical drama in versePoèmes d’amour Rimes de combat À pleines voiles, poems L’Enfant Jésus, mystère en 5 parties et en versLe Christ, sacred drama in verse, couronné par l’Académie française L’Empereur, epic drama in verse, in 13 scenes De la Terre aux Étoiles, poems Visions chrétiennes, récits en vers Le Réveillon, drama in one act, in verseLa Vouivre, poème franc-comtoisLes Serfs du Jura, drama in verseAryénis, drama in verseLa Chanson du villageMedjour, story of the supernaturalLes Heures divines, poems La Forêt mystérieuse, bookletLe Naufrage de l’amour, poemContes d’aujourd’hui, proseTerre de France, poemContes en proseDernières Promenades- ''Les Sirènes''