La Calprenède, Gautier de Costes, sieur de

La Calprenède, Gautier de Costes, sieur de

(gōtyā` də kôst syör də lä kälprənĕd`), 1609?–1663, French novelist and dramatist. His best-known works were Cassandre (10 vol., 1642) and Cléopâtre (12 vol., 1647), romances esteemed in their time for their austere morality and lofty sentiment.