Artamène
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Artamène ou le Grand Cyrus (English: '''') is a novel sequence, originally published in ten volumes in the 17th century. The title pages credit the work to French writer Georges de Scudéry, but it is usually attributed to his sister and fellow writer Madeleine. At 1,954,300 words, it is considered one of the longest novels ever published.
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- Author
- Madeleine de Scudéry
- First published
- 1691
- Editions
- 5
- Subjects
- Court and courtiers, Fiction, Social conditions, Social life and customs, Women, Fiction, general, France, fiction
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- Author
- Madeleine de Scudéry
- Genre
- roman à clef
- Country of origin
- France
- Movement
- Précieuses
- Image
- ScuderyArtamene.jpg
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- title
- Artamène ou le Grand Cyrus
- publication date
- 1649-00-00
- Commons category
- Artamène ou le Grand Cyrus
- language of work or name
- French
- copyright status
- public domain
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Artamène ou le Grand Cyrus (English: '') is a novel sequence, originally published in ten volumes in the 17th century. The title pages credit the work to French writer Georges de Scudéry, but it is usually attributed to his sister and fellow writer Madeleine. At 1,954,300 words, it is considered one of the longest novels ever published.
"Scudery’s major classical references and source-material comes from Herodotus’ Histories'' and Xenophon's Cyropaedia. Other sources include Plutarch, Justin, Polyaenus, Pliny, Ovid, Strabon, and the Bible." However, it is a roman à clef about contemporary personages.
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