Étienne Pélabon

Étienne Pélabon (in Occitan : Estève Pelabon - Tolon, 25 January 1745 - Marseille ?, 1 November 1808) was a Provençal Occitan-language writer from the 18th century.^[1][2] He is above all remembered for his play Maniclo (classical norm : Manicla).

Estève Pelabon
Born	Etienne Pélabon January 25th Tolon, Marquisate of Provence, Kingdom of France
Died	November 1, 1808
Pen name	Estève Pelabon (in occitan language)
Occupation	Theatre manchinist
Language	occitan (maritim provençal from Toulon
Genre	Comedy
Notable works	Manicla

House where Etienne Pélabon was born in Tolon (3rd buildind on the right)

Plate that says in occitan : "In this house the troubadour Etienne Pélabon, Maniclo's author, was born"

Maniclo was staged for the first time in 1789, and according to Occitan scholar Robèrt Lafont, 12,000 copies were printed.

References

1. Parrocel, Etienne (1882). L' art dans le Midi: des origines et du mouvement artistique et littérarire jusqu'au XIXme siècle (in French). Barlatier-Feissat. p. 146.
2. La Plume (in French). Slatkine Reprints. 1899. p. 13.

External links

• 1821 edition (fac simile)
• 1901 edition