Suzon de Terson (1657–1685) was a 17th-century French poet.

Suzon de Terson
Born1657 (1657)
Died1685 (aged 27–28)
OccupationPoet

Biography

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Suzon de Terson was born in 1657 in Puylaurens (currently part of the Tarn department) in a rich Protestant family and soon became passionate about poetic art.

By her worldly poems she drew the attention of Paul Pellisson and the circles of the Academy of Castres [fr], then became "Dame Rivals" by her marriage with pastor Elie Rivals.[1] In 1685, she died prematurely, following a long illness reflected in her poetry. Her writings were not published until 1968, by Christian Anatole.[1][2]

She is the author of 81 poems including 15 written in the Occitan language.[3]

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Poësies diverses de Demoizelle Suzon de Terson: 1657-1685; French and Occitan texts established on the only known manuscript... by Christian Anatole (Lo Libre Occitan, 1968 ; Colleccion Fabri de Peiresc. - [Toulouse] : Institut d'Estudis Occitans) OCLC 489791092.

Bibliography

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  • Suzon de Terson de Puylaurens (1657–1684), sa vie, son œuvre et son secret. Revue du Tarn numéro 2, 15 June 1956
  • Marie France Hilgar,[4] "Suzon de Terson", in Katharina M. Wilson, An Encyclopedia of continental women writers, 1st vol. (A-K), Taylor & Francis, 1991, p. 312-313.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Poésies diverses de Demoiselle Suzon de Terson [manuscript]". Occitanica (in French). Retrieved 3 January 2018..
  2. ^ Anatole, Christian (1937-1987) on Persée
  3. ^ Félix Castan (1969). "Suzon de Terson". Baroque (in French) (4). doi:10.4000/baroque.324. Retrieved 3 January 2018..
  4. ^ Marie France Hilgar on Persée
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