Scudéry
Americannoun
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Philippe Sellier, a literature professor at Paris IV university, added that Madame de La Fayette, along with the aristocratic writers Madame de Sévigné and Mademoiselle de Scudéry, formed what he called a “feminine avant-garde”.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 25, 2017
For many among the reading public of that age, Shakespeare was barbarous and Racine tame; but Scudéry was the "greatest wit" that ever lived.
From The English Novel in the Time of Shakespeare by Jusserand, J. J.
But its indications, otherwise excellent, did not prevent Mlle. de Scudéry from reaching Emnity herself.
From Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern by Saltus, Edgar
The typical poets of this class are Georges de Scudéry, the author of Alaric, and Chapelain, the author of the Pucelle.
From A Short History of French Literature by Saintsbury, George
The Scudéry books are infinitely duller, and the Richardson ones much less varied.
From A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century by Saintsbury, George
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