About Pêr Denez
Lived 1921 – 2011 (aged 90). Pêr Denez was a French writer, linguist, esperantist, philologist and romanist.
Pierre Denis,
Denis was born in Rennes. Thanks to his contributions in the form of novels, essays and linguistics, he contributed to the preservation of the written Breton language. He died in Romillé.
Publications
Fiction Glas evel daoulagad c'hlas na oant ket ma re, Al Liamm 1979, translated in English by Ian Press: Blue Like Blue Eyes Which Were Not My Own, Mouladurioù Hor Yezh 1993, Hiroc'h eo an amzer eget ar vuhez, Mouladurioù Hor Yezh, 1981 Evit an eil gwech, MHY, 1982 Eus un amzer 'zo bet, MHY, 1992 En tu all d'an douar ha d'an neñv, MHY, 1993 Kenavo ar c'hentañ er joaioù, MHY, 1994 An amzer a ra e dro 1995 Da Rouz An Noz, MHY, 1996
Poems P'emañ ar mor o regel..., Skrid, 1001
Linguistics and language methodology Kentelioù brezhoneg : eil derez, Al Liamm, 1971 Brezhoneg buan hag aes, Omnivox, 1972 (reprinted by Hor Yezh, 1997; English edition tr. and adapted by R. Delaporte, Cork University Press, 1977, 1980) Étude structurale d'un parler breton : Douarnenez, thèse (3 vol.), Université de Rennes, 1977 Geriadur brezhoneg Douarnenez, 4 vol., Mouladurioù Hor Yezh, 1980, 1981, 1985 Mont war-raok gant ar brezhoneg, MHY, 1987
Articles and essays In French Joseph Ollivier, Les contes de Luzel (Préface de Per Denez, suivie d'une Postface sur “Contes Bretons” Pur-Terre de Brume, 1994), Hor Yezh, 1995 Bretagne et peuples d'Europe, MHY, 1999.
In Breton Yezh ha bro, MHY, 1998.
Diverse Korf an den Brest, Skridoù Breizh, 1943.
Translations Theodor Storm, Aquis submersus, Al Liamm, 1950
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Who was Pêr Denez?
French linguist, lexicographer, scholar and writer (1921-2011)
When was Pêr Denez born?
Pêr Denez was born on 3 February 1921 in Rennes.
When did Pêr Denez die?
Pêr Denez died on 30 July 2011 in Romillé.
What was Pêr Denez's occupation?
Pêr Denez was a writer, linguist, esperantist, philologist and romanist.
What nationality was Pêr Denez?
Pêr Denez was French.
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