Sully-Prudhomme

American  

[sy-lee-pry-dawm] / süˈli prüˈdɔm /

noun

1. René François Armand 1839–1907, French poet: Nobel Prize 1901.

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Sully-Prudhomme British  

/ sylli prydɔm /

noun

1. René François Armand (rəne frɑ̃swa armɑ̃). 1839–1907, French poet: Nobel prize for literature 1901

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Example Sentences

Mommsen German 1901 R. F. A. Sully-Prudhomme French Yeats is noted aside from his literary work for his activities on behalf of the Irish Free State.

From Time Magazine Archive

It is needless to multiply examples of the unanimous praise given by the divers schools of criticism to Sully-Prudhomme up to about 1890.

From Some Diversions of a Man of Letters by Gosse, Edmund

It would be ridiculous to quote any of these virtues as a reason for admiring the poetry of Sully-Prudhomme.

From Some Diversions of a Man of Letters by Gosse, Edmund

In 1880, to have questioned that Sully-Prudhomme was a very noble poet would have been like challenging Tennyson in 1870, or Cowley in 1660.

From Some Diversions of a Man of Letters by Gosse, Edmund

As every one knows, from about 1870 to 1890, Sully-Prudhomme was, without a rival, the favourite living poet of the French.

From Some Diversions of a Man of Letters by Gosse, Edmund