Artamène ou le Grand Cyrus (English: ) is a novel sequence, originally published in ten volumes in the 17th century. The title pages credit the work to French writer Georges de Scudéry, but it is usually attributed to his sister and fellow writer Madeleine. At 1,954,300 words,Word count of the online edition using wc -w it is considered one of the longest novels ever published.
"Scudery’s major classical references and source-material comes from Herodotus’ Histories and Xenophon's Cyropaedia. Other sources include Plutarch, Justin, Polyaenus, Pliny, Ovid, Strabon, and the Bible."Arabella’a Romances However, it is a roman à clef about contemporary personages.
References
External links Artamène.org: the entire novel available online Artamene and Ibrahim contemporary English translation