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| − | '''Victor Marie Hugo''' (1802-1885) is considered one of the greatest Romanticist poets. A prolific writer, he penned the classics ''Cromwell'' (1827), ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]'' (1831) and ''Les Miserables'' (1862). Hugo addressed many of the social problems of his time, such as poverty, child labor and women's condition. He was strongly opposed to the death penalty. While he was not blind to their flaws, he admired both the [[French Revolution]] and [[Napoleon]]. | + | [[Image:Victor Hugo.jpg|right]] |
| + | '''Victor Marie Hugo''' (1802-1885) is considered one of the greatest Romanticist poets. A prolific [[writer]], he penned the classics ''Cromwell'' (1827), ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]'' (1831) and ''Les Miserables'' (1862). Hugo addressed many of the social problems of his time, such as poverty, child labor and women's condition. He was strongly opposed to the death penalty. While he was not blind to their flaws, he admired both the [[French Revolution]] and [[Napoleon]]. | ||
[[Christianity]] animated his work. In his Preface to ''Cromwell'', Hugo wrote: | [[Christianity]] animated his work. In his Preface to ''Cromwell'', Hugo wrote: | ||
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Both Hunchback and Les Miserables have been made into movies. | Both Hunchback and Les Miserables have been made into movies. | ||
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| + | == See also == | ||
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| + | *[[Leo Tolstoy]] | ||
| + | *[[Literature]] | ||
[[category:poets]] | [[category:poets]] | ||
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Revision as of 23:02, June 2, 2008
Victor Marie Hugo (1802-1885) is considered one of the greatest Romanticist poets. A prolific writer, he penned the classics Cromwell (1827), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1831) and Les Miserables (1862). Hugo addressed many of the social problems of his time, such as poverty, child labor and women's condition. He was strongly opposed to the death penalty. While he was not blind to their flaws, he admired both the French Revolution and Napoleon.
Christianity animated his work. In his Preface to Cromwell, Hugo wrote:
- Lastly, this threefold poetry flows from three great sources - The Bible, Homer, Shakespeare ... The Bible before the Iliad, the Iliad before Shakespeare.
In Les Miserables, Hugo wrote (Book 5, Chapter 4):
- God is behind everything, but everything hides God.
Both Hunchback and Les Miserables have been made into movies.