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| Author | Madeleine de Scudéry and/or Georges de Scudéry |
|---|---|
| Language | French |
| Genre | Roman-fleuve |
Publication date | 1649–53 |
| Publication place | France |
| Pages | 13,095 |
Artamène ou le Grand Cyrus (English: Artamène, or Cyrus the Great) 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,[1] 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."[2] However, it is a roman à clef about contemporary personages.[3]
References
- ^ Word count of the online edition using
wc -w - ^ Arabella’a Romances
- ^ John Conley (2016). "Madeleine de Scudéry". Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
External links
- Artamène.org: the entire novel available online
- Artamene and Ibrahim
- "Artamenes, or, The Grand Cyrus". Early English Books Online, Text Creation Partnership, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. contemporary English translation
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2 Annotations
First Reading
Michael Robinson • Link
Scudéry, Madeleine de, 1607-1701.
Artamenes, or The Grand Cyrus, an excellent new romance. Written by that famous wit of France, Monsieur de Scudery Governour of Nostre-Dame. And now Englished by F.G. Gent.
London : printed for Humphrey Moseley at the Prince’s Arms in S. Paul’s Church-yard, and Thomas Dring at the George in Fleetstreet, 1653.
[8], 80, 77-155, [1]; 208 p. ; 2⁰.
The continuation of Artamenes or The Grand Cyrus, that excellent new romance: written by that famous wit of France, Monsieur de Scudery, Governor of Nostre-Dame. And now Englished by F.G. Esq;
Variant title Third volume of Artamenes, or The Grand Cyrus, that excellent new romance: being the fifth and sixth parts
London : printed for Humphrey Moseley at the Prince’s Arms in St Paul’s Church-yard; and Thomas Dring at the George in Fleetstreet, M.DC.LIV. [1654]
[4], 289, 282-359, [1]; [6], 129, 134-206, 179, 182-188 p. ; 2
The fourth volume of Artamenes, or The Grand Cyrus, that excellent new romance: being the seventh and eighth parts. Written by that famous wit of France, Monsieur de Scudery, Governor of Nostre-Dame. And now Englished by F.G. Esq;
Variant title Fifth and last volume of Artamenes, or The Grand Cyrus, that excellent new romance: being the ninth and tenth parts, which finish the whole work
London : printed for Humphrey Moseley at the Prince’s Arms in St Paul’s Church-yard; and Thomas Dring at the George in Fleet-street, M.DC.LV. [1655]
[4], 195, [1], 166, 46, [2]; [4], 186, [2], 74, 77-232, [2] p. ; 2⁰.
Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), S2144 - all five volumes
Apparently re-issued as a set, with the same imprints, in June 1660, 'Transcript of the registers of the worshipful Company of Stationers ...' 1913-14, vol ii, p 269.
No copy in the PL; however SP notes EP reading the text in English. http://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/1…
Second Reading
Terry Foreman • Link
Artamenes, or, The Grand Cyrus an excellent new romance / written by that famous wit of France, Monsieur de Scudery ... ; and now Englished by F.G., Gent.
Scudéry, Madeleine de, 1607-1701., F. G., Gent.
London: Printed for Humphrey Moseley ... and Thomas Dring ..., 1653-1655.
Early English Books Online [full text]
http://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo/…