causerie
causerie, in literature, a short informal essay, often on a literary topic. This sense of the word is derived from the title of a series of essays by the French critic Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve entitled Causeries du lundi (1849β62).
This article was most recently revised and updated by J.E. Luebering.
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Article Title:
causerie
Website Name:
Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published:
19 May 2015
Access Date:
November 14, 2026