Victor Hugo - Wikipedia
WEBVictor-Marie Hugo, vicomte Hugo [1] (French: [viktɔʁ maʁi yɡo] ⓘ; 26 February 1802 – 22 May 1885) was a French Romantic writer and politician. During a literary career that spanned more than sixty years, he wrote in a variety of genres and forms.
Victor Hugo | Biography, Books, Poems, & Facts | Britannica
WEBAug 30, 2024 — Victor Hugo, poet, novelist, and dramatist who was the most important of the French Romantic writers. Though regarded in France as one of that country’s greatest poets, he is better known abroad for such novels as Notre-Dame de Paris (1831) and Les Miserables (1862).
Victor Hugo - Quotes, Books & Les Miserables - Biography
WEBApr 2, 2014 — Victor Hugo was a French poet and novelist who, after training as a lawyer, embarked on the literary career. He became one of the most important French Romantic poets, novelists and...
10 Most Famous Poems by Victor Hugo You Should Know
WEBMay 8, 2023 — 10 Most Famous Poems by Victor Hugo. Statue of Victor Hugo. Through his poetry, Hugo expressed the most profound yet humane emotions, like the joys of love, the pain of loss, the beauty of nature, and the harsh realities of life. What made them relatable was that he wrote from his own experiences.
Biography of Victor Hugo, French Writer - ThoughtCo
WEBJan 30, 2020 — Victor Hugo (February 26, 1802 – May 22, 1885) was a French poet and novelist during the Romantic Movement. Among French readers, Hugo is best known as a poet, but to readers outside of France, he’s best known for his epic novels The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Les Misérables.
Victor Hugo summary | Britannica
WEBVictor Hugo, (born Feb. 26, 1802, Besançon, France—died May 22, 1885, Paris), French poet, dramatist, and novelist. The son of a general, he was an accomplished poet before age 20. With his verse drama Cromwell (1827), he emerged as an important figure in …
About Victor Hugo - Academy of American Poets
WEBVictor Hugo was born in 1802 in Besançon, France. He is best known for his novels, which include Les Misérables (Carleton, 1862) and The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (R. Bentley, 1833).
Victor Hugo - Enciclopedia Humanidades
WEBOct 29, 2023 — Victor Hugo was a French novelist, poet and playwright, considered one of the greatest exponents of French literature and one of the most renowned intellectuals of the 19th century. His novels Les Misérables and The Hunchback of Notre-Dame are among the most celebrated and best-known works in European literature.
Victor Hugo - French poets and authors - France This Way
WEBThe French writer Victor-Marie Hugo is remembered as one of the most influential of French Romantic writers, adopting a style of writing philosophy that eschewed science and rationalism, and instead embraced emotions as the main inspiration for art.
Victor Hugo (Author of Les Misérables) - Goodreads
WEBAfter Napoleon III seized power in 1851, French writer Victor Marie Hugo went into exile and in 1870 returned to France; his novels include The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1831) and Les Misérables (1862).