Boulevard Joseph Desanat

Joseph Désanat was born in Tarascon (1796-1874). He was courtier and then a charcuterie manufacturer in Marseille, where he practised a number of different professions. He founded and managed the newspaper 'Lou Biou-Abaisso' (The Bouillabaisse. 1841-1842 and 1844-1846). He was a pre-Mistral Félibre and both a journalist and a poet. He wrote at a time when Provençal spelling had not yet been fixed by the famous Maillane writer, and was only 16 when this work was edited. It is interesting to note that Mistralian script was different to that of Désanat ('e's and 's's were removed and words were written as they were pronounced). Désanat actually wrote in Provençal patois. Mistral would turn it into a language. It should be noted, however, that the pronunciation of Provençal is still close to that of our Tarascon Félibre.

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