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Sully-Prudhomme, René François Armand |
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Sully-Prudhomme, René François Armand (rənā` fräNswä` ärmäN` sülē`-prüdôm`), 1839–1907, French poet associated with the Parnassians Parnassians (pärnăs`ēənz), group of 19th-century French poets, so called from their journal the Parnasse contemporain. ..... Click the link for more information. . His early poetry, including Stances et poèmes (1865), Les Épreuves (1866), Les Solitudes (1869), and Les Vaines Tendresses (1875), was subjective and melancholy. His major works are two long philosophical poems, La Justice (1878) and Le Bonheur [happiness] (1888), which treat abstract, humanitarian themes. His prose, also philosophical, includes Que sais-je? [what do I know?] (1896). In 1901 he was awarded the first Nobel Prize in literature. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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