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Charles-Albert Demoustier (13 March 1760 – 2 March 1801) was a French writer. He falsely claimed to be a descendant of La Fontaine by his mother and Racine by his father. Demoustier was born in Villers-Cotterêts. He worked as a lawyer, but later decided to become a writer. In 1786, he published the first part of ''Lettres à Emilie sur la mythologie''. The sixth part was published in 1798. These works, alternating prose and madrigal-like verses, were very successful. Demoustier tried to edit ''Lettres à Emilie sur la mythologie'', but the bookseller who owned the copyrights refused to let him do so, perhaps because he had a stock of earlier copies he wanted to get rid of first. Demoustier was unable to wait, as he died a painful, premature death, in Paris, soon after. He also wrote comedies, among them: * ''Conciliateur ou l'Homme aimable'', in 5 acts and in verse, 1791 * ''Femmes'', in 3 acts and in verse. * ''Alceste ou le misanthrope corrigé'', in 3 acts and in verse Demoustier also wrote some comic operas, a ''Cours de morale'', ''Opuscules'' and short ''Poèmes'', 1804. ==References== *''Dictionnaire universel d'histoire et de géographie (Bouillet et Chassang)'', public domain. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Charles-Albert Demoustier」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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