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

Biography

Suzon de Terson was born in 1657 in

Puylaurens Puylaurens (; oc, Puèglaurenç) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France. The poet Suzon de Terson was born here in 1657. See also *Communes of the Tarn department The following is a list of the 314 communes of the Tarn depa ...

(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 Paul Pellisson (30 October 1624 – 7 February 1693) was a French author. Pellisson was born in Béziers, of a distinguished Calvinist family. He studied law at Toulouse, and practised at the bar of Castres. Going to Paris with letters of intr ...

and the circles of the , then became "Dame Rivals" by her marriage with pastor Elie Rivals.. In 1685, she died prematurely, following a long illness reflected in her poetry. Her writings were not published until 1968, by Christian Anatole. She is the author of 81 poems including 15 written in the

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Works

''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. - oulouse: Institut d'Estudis Occitans) .

Bibliography

* 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,Marie France Hilgar
on Persée "Suzon de Terson", in Katharina M. Wilson, ''An Encyclopedia of continental women writers'', 1st vol. (A-K), Taylor & Francis, 1991, .

References

External links

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