Name: Les Contemplations (in French)
SKU: 54782193
Price: 21.15 EUR
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Author: Victor Hugo
ISBN: 9782917260869

Type

Physical Book

Author

Victor Hugo

Publisher

Prodinnova

Language

French

Pages

360

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.9x15.2x2 cm

Weight

0.53 kg.

ISBN13

9782917260869

Synopsis "Les Contemplations (in French)"

La plupart des poèmes ce recueil ont été écrits entre 1841 et 1855, mais les poèmes les plus anciens datent de 1830. Les Contemplations est un recueil du souvenir, de l'amour, de la joie mais aussi de la mort, du deuil et même d'une certaine foi mystique. Le souvenir, surtout, y prend une place prépondérante, puisque Hugo y expérimente le genre de l'autobiographie versifiée. Ce recueil est également un hommage à sa fille Léopoldine Hugo, morte noyée dans la Seine.

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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