biography
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La Fayette, Marie Madeleine (Pioche de la Vergne), comtesse de (Countess of)
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known as Madame de La Fayette
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pronunciation:
[lafiyet]
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| female
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| lived:
| (1634–93)
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| biography:
| Novelist and reformer of French romance-writing, born in Paris, France. She married the Comte de La Fayette in 1655, and played a leading part at the French court. When she was 33 she formed a liaison with La Rochefoucauld which lasted until his death in 1680. Her novels are Zaïde (1670) and, recognized as a masterpiece, La Princesse de Clèves (1678), which gives a vivid picture of the court life of her day. |
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