Mistral
FRÉDÉRIC (mes-träl'), a Provençal poet; born a peasant's son, near Maillaune, Bouches-du-Rhône , France, Sept. 8, 1830. He studied law at Avignon, but abandoned it for poetry.
In 1859 he published the epic "Mirèio" written in his native Provençal dialect.
Provençal dialect .
This charming representation of life in charming representation ation of life in southern France made his name famous and gained for him the poet's prize of the French Academy and the cross of the Legion of Honor. It also led to the formation of the society called Lou Felibrige, to create a modern Provençal lit- MITCHEL erature. In 1867 Mistral published a second epic, "Calendou"; in 1876 a volume of poems, "Lis Iselo d'Or" (Golden Islands) ; and a novel, "Netro." Died 1914. ." Died 1914 MITAU (mē'tou), the capital of Courland, on the right bank of the Aa, 27 miles S. W. of Riga; has a castle, begun by Biron in 1738, and important manufactures, and a trade in grain and timber; founded in 1271 by the grandmaster of the Teutonic Knights. From 1798 to 1807 it offered an asylum to Louis XVIII. Pop. about 40,000.