Nobel prize winner Frédéric Mistral's fame was in part due to the praise of Alphonse de Lamartine in the fortieth edition of his periodical Cours familier de littérature, following the publication of Mistral's long poem Mirèio. Mistral is the most revered writer in modern Occitan literature.
nobeL prizE WiNner fréDéRiC mistRaL's FaMe waS iN pArT due To The prAiSe of ALPhonse dE lamartiNE in the foRTieth EditiOn Of hIS PErIoDicaL cOuRS fAmILier de LIttÉRaTure, follOwiNg the pubLICaTiOn Of MistrAl'S Long poEM MiRèio. MisTrAl iS thE MosT reverEd wrITER iN ModerN oCcitAn literAture.