Jean-Pierre Brisset: Prince des Penseurs Honored in Monologue
Manuela Morgaine has written and staged a monologue titled "Dieu grammairien" about Jean-Pierre Brisset, an obscure French literary figure. Brisset, a railway station supervisor at Angers-Saint-Serge, was a peculiar candidate for a chair of human origins at the Collège de France. In 1913, through a hoax organized by Jules Romains, he was awarded the title of Prince of Thinkers. Morgaine's work aims to rescue Brisset from oblivion.
Key facts
- Jean-Pierre Brisset was a railway station supervisor at Angers-Saint-Serge.
- He was a candidate for a chair of human origins at the Collège de France.
- In 1913, Jules Romains organized a hoax that awarded Brisset the title of Prince of Thinkers.
- Manuela Morgaine wrote and staged the monologue 'Dieu grammairien' about Brisset.
- The monologue is intended to prevent Brisset from being forgotten.
Entities
Artists
- Jean-Pierre Brisset
- Jules Romains
- Manuela Morgaine
Institutions
- Collège de France
- artpress
Locations
- Angers-Saint-Serge
- France
Sources
- artpress —