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Gourmont

[ goor-mawn ]

noun

  1. Re·my de [r, uh, -, mee, d, uh], 1858–1915, French critic and novelist.


Gourmont

/ ɡurmɔ̃ /

noun

  1. GourmontRemy de18581915MFrenchWRITING: criticWRITING: novelist Remy de (rəmi də). 1858–1915, French symbolist critic and novelist
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Example Sentences

De Gourmont, true pagan, enjoyed the gifts the gods provide, and had, despite the dualism of his nature, an epicurean soul.

De Gourmont was at base a poet; also a dramatist, novelist, raconteur, man of science, critic, moralist of erudition, and, lastly, a philosopher.

Years before we heard of a pluralistic universe De Gourmont was a pragmatist, though an idealist in his conception of the world as a personal picture.

Remy de Gourmont is the Admirable Crichton of French letters.

The image of the concrete is De Gourmont's touchstone.

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