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| Author | Madeleine de Scudéry and/orGeorges 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 anovel sequence, originally published in ten volumes in the 17th century. The title pages credit the work to French writerGeorges de Scudéry, but it is usually attributed to his sister and fellow writerMadeleine. 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 fromHerodotus’Histories andXenophon'sCyropaedia. Other sources includePlutarch,Justin,Polyaenus,Pliny,Ovid,Strabon, and theBible."[2] However, it is aroman à clef about contemporary personages.[3]
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