François Regnault (French: [Ê É™É²o]; born 1938)[1] is a French
philosopher, playwright and dramaturg. Also a university instructor
and teacher, Regnault was maître de conférences at Paris VIII before
his retirement. Among his various writings he is the author, with
Jean-Claude Milner, of the seminal Dire le vers and of Conférences
d'esthétique lacanienne.[2]Regnault studied philosophy at the Lycée
Louis-Le-Grand, and then the Ecole Normale Supérieure (ENS) beginning
in 1962[3] where he attended the seminars of Louis Althusser.At ENS,
he attended the seminars of Jacques Lacan and was a member of the
editorial board of Cahiers pour l'Analyse beginning with its inception
in 1966.[3] Regnault taught at the Lycée de Reims from 1964â€"70,
where he became a close friend of another philosopher and playwright,
Alain Badiou. In 1970, Regnault joined the Department of Philosophy
(headed by Michel Foucault) at the then newly founded University of
Paris VIII (Vincennes). In 1974, he moved to Paris VIII's Department
of Psychoanalysis.[3]Since the early 1970s Regnault's work expanded to
include, alongside philosophy and psychoanalysis, a practical
involvement in theatre.[3] Coming from a family with theatrical
connections,[3] he has sustained an interest in the theatre, including
many translations. In 1973 he translated Tankred Dorst’s Toller
(1968) for Patrice Chéreau.[3] Later, he translated among other
well-known works: Henrik Ibsen’s Peer Gynt and J.M. Synge’s
Playboy of the Western World.[3] But never drifting far from his
initial interest in Lacan, Regnault joined the editorial board of
Ornicar? in 1975 and began to publish articles there (and elsewhere)
on Lacanian psychoanalysis and aesthetics.[3]
philosopher, playwright and dramaturg. Also a university instructor
and teacher, Regnault was maître de conférences at Paris VIII before
his retirement. Among his various writings he is the author, with
Jean-Claude Milner, of the seminal Dire le vers and of Conférences
d'esthétique lacanienne.[2]Regnault studied philosophy at the Lycée
Louis-Le-Grand, and then the Ecole Normale Supérieure (ENS) beginning
in 1962[3] where he attended the seminars of Louis Althusser.At ENS,
he attended the seminars of Jacques Lacan and was a member of the
editorial board of Cahiers pour l'Analyse beginning with its inception
in 1966.[3] Regnault taught at the Lycée de Reims from 1964â€"70,
where he became a close friend of another philosopher and playwright,
Alain Badiou. In 1970, Regnault joined the Department of Philosophy
(headed by Michel Foucault) at the then newly founded University of
Paris VIII (Vincennes). In 1974, he moved to Paris VIII's Department
of Psychoanalysis.[3]Since the early 1970s Regnault's work expanded to
include, alongside philosophy and psychoanalysis, a practical
involvement in theatre.[3] Coming from a family with theatrical
connections,[3] he has sustained an interest in the theatre, including
many translations. In 1973 he translated Tankred Dorst’s Toller
(1968) for Patrice Chéreau.[3] Later, he translated among other
well-known works: Henrik Ibsen’s Peer Gynt and J.M. Synge’s
Playboy of the Western World.[3] But never drifting far from his
initial interest in Lacan, Regnault joined the editorial board of
Ornicar? in 1975 and began to publish articles there (and elsewhere)
on Lacanian psychoanalysis and aesthetics.[3]
Share this
SUBSCRIBE OUR NEWSLETTER
SUBSCRIBE OUR NEWSLETTER
Join us for free and get valuable content delivered right through your inbox.