Sainte-Beuve Charles Augustin
Sainte-Beuve
(săNt-bœv′), Charles Augustin 1804-1869. French literary critic and historian noted for his biographical approach to literature. His works include Port-Royal (1840-1859), a cultural history of 17th-century France.
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