Félibrige

The Félibrige (French pronunciation: ​[felibʁiʒ]; Lo Felibritge in classical Occitan, Lou Felibrige in Mistralian spelling, pronounced [lu feliˈβɾidʒe]) is a literary and cultural association founded by Frédéric Mistral and other Provençal writers to defend and promote Occitan languages and literature. However it is not to be confused with Occitanian organisations, as it defends cultural diversity within Southern France. It is presided over by a capolièr.

The word félibrige is derived from félibre, a Provençal word meaning pupil or follower.

Le Félibrige was founded at the Château de Font-Ségugne (located in Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne, Vaucluse) on 21 May 1854 (Saint Estelle's day), by seven young Provençal poets: Théodore Aubanel, Jean Brunet, Paul Giéra, Anselme Mathieu, Frédéric Mistral, Joseph Roumanille and Alphonse Tavan. Together, they aimed to restore the Provençal language and codify its orthography.

Its symbol is a seven-pointed star which, as Frederic Mistral writes in Lou tresor dóu Felibrige, is "a tribute to its seven founders".

They first applied themselves to the Provençal dialect of Occitan and the results of their efforts have been evident throughout Occitania since the end of the nineteenth century. Their presence can be discerned in Occitanian writers such as Michel Camélat and Simin Palav (Gascony and Béarn), Albert Arnavielle, Justin Bessou, Jacques and Gabriel Azaïs and Achille Mir (Languedoc), Arsène Vermenouze (Auvergne), Joseph Roux (Limousin), José Mange (Provence), and Charles Maurras.

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