Scarron

American  

[ska-rawn] / skaˈrɔ̃ /

noun

1. Paul 1610–60, French novelist, dramatist, and poet.

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Scarron British  

/ skɑrɔ̃ /

noun

1. Paul (pɔl). 1610–60, French comic dramatist and novelist, noted particularly for his picaresque novel Le Roman comique (1651–57)

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Scarron

He was known to spend time with writers such as Paul Scarron and Tristan l'Hermite.

From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2022

He had but one serious interval to give to death—that in which Madame Scarron caused him to fulfil his religious duties.

From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by E. Rameur

Cyrano spent a stormy existence in Paris and was involved in many duels, and in quarrels with the comedian Montfleury, with Scarron and others.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various

They have no Hopkins for Elegy, no Philips for Pastoral: Scarron will hardly serve for a Ralpho to our Hudibras.

From An Essay on Criticism by John Oldmixon

The most remarkable example of this is the Roman comique of the burlesque writer Scarron.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" by Various

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