Sainte-Beuve

[ sant-bœv ]

/ sɛ̃tˈbœv /

noun

Charles Au·gu·stin

[sharl oh-gy-stan] /ʃarl oʊ güˈstɛ̃/,1804–69, French literary critic.

Example sentences from the Web for sainte-beuve

Nay, in the opinion of many, Sainte-Beuve constitutes a rank by himself, having no peers.

French Classics |William Cleaver Wilkinson
He was only once in Paris (in 1839), when Sainte-Beuve, who has left some pleasant reminiscences of him, met him.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 4 |Various
It was the end—at any rate, for Sainte-Beuve—of all emotion which was not either purely sensual or purely intellectual.

Lausanne |Francis Henry Gribble
The opinion of the French critic, Sainte-Beuve, is fairly typical.

The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete |Duc de Saint-Simon

George Sand was afraid to return to him, and Sainte-Beuve forbade her.

George Sand, Some Aspects of Her Life and Writings |Rene Doumic

British Dictionary definitions for sainte-beuve

Sainte-Beuve

/ (French sɛ̃tbœv) /

noun

Charles Augustin (ʃarl oɡystɛ̃). 1804–69, French critic, best known for his collections of essays Port Royal (1840–59) and Les Causeries du Lundi (1851–62)

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