Name: Les Contemplations (in French)
SKU: 60434540
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Author: Victor Hugo

Type

Physical Book

Author

Victor Hugo

Illustrated by

Leon Cellier

Publisher

Classiques Garnier

Language

French

Pages

820

Format

Paperback

Weight

0.68 kg.

ISBN13

9782812415944

Synopsis "Les Contemplations (in French)"

Les Contemplations is Victor Hugo's masterpiece of lyric poetry, at once the memories of a man and the meditations of the poet-mage. Over the course of 11,000 verses, he deploys all his prosodic virtuosity and breathes new life into the classical lyric genres by getting "a revolutionary wind to blow" over these lines.

Victor Hugo

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Victor Marie Hugo (Besançon, France, 1802 - 1885) was a writer, poet, playwright, and French politician, a central figure of Romanticism and one of the most influential literary voices of the 19th century. His work includes emblematic novels such as Les Misérables (1862), which denounces social injustice in 19th century France, and The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (1831), which powerfully portrays life in medieval Paris. In theater, he revolutionized the genre with plays like Hernani (1830) and Cromwell (1827), while his poetry, highlighted in collections such as Les Contemplations (1856) and The Legend of the Centuries (1859-1883), combines lyricism and social commitment

Exiled for about 20 years due to his opposition to the regime of Napoleon III, he produced many of his most significant works during this period, also expanding his political work as a deputy and senator after his return. He was recognized with membership in the French Academy and the Legion of Honor. His literary and political legacy remains a benchmark for social justice and artistic expression.

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