Sully-Prudhomme

[ sy-lee-pry-dawm ]
/ süˈli prüˈdɔm /

noun

Re·né Fran·çois Ar·mand [ruh-ney frahn-swa ar-mahn] /rəˈneɪ frɑ̃ˈswa arˈmɑ̃/,1839–1907, French poet: Nobel prize 1901.

Example sentences from the Web for sully-prudhomme

  • It is not, on this occasion, Sully-Prudhomme whom we are considering, but his critics.

    Some Diversions of a Man of Letters |Edmund William Gosse

  • Tennyson and Sully-Prudhomme were among the first to perceive and to demonstrate the possibility of this.

    Major Prophets of To-Day |Edwin E. Slosson

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

    Some Diversions of a Man of Letters |Edmund William Gosse

  • This was a certain and undeniable case, and Sully-Prudhomme returned to his home with me as thoroughly convinced as I am.

    Mysterious Psychic Forces |Camille Flammarion

British Dictionary definitions for sully-prudhomme

Sully-Prudhomme
/ (French sylli prydɔm) /

noun

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