"Oh Memories! Treasures in darkness born! Murky horizon of our ancient dreams! Dear brilliance of a past that brightly beams! Casting a radiance on things dead and gone" (Hugo 116)! In a foreign land, in a foreign era, an extinct sound resides in the atmosphere. It's the sound of a world that has never experienced or conceived of anything like an automobile or a jet, a television or a radio, a microwave or even an alarm clock. It's the sound of a small population, people that live on the amusement
Et nox facta est, written by Victor Hugo (1802-1885) in the mid nineteenth century, is the first part of an epic poem called The End of Satan. What is being illustrated in Hugo’s piece of writing is Satan’s fall from heaven which demonstrates the morals and historical values of religion; specifically Christianity. Hugo wanted to present “both psychological acuity and powerful identification with the figure of a rebel” (Hugo 780), the rebel being the Devil himself. The importance of this piece is
Have you ever loved someone so much that you would be willing to die to be with them? No? Me neither, but that is just what Hernani did. During this time, the theatre was slowly changing from neo-classicalism to romanticism, which is one of the reasons why there were riots at certain plays. Gas lighting was also new to the theatre. Nineteenth century theatre had more of a change than previous theatres because there were new advancements in technology, changes to the theatre itself, and plays such
Victor Marie Hugo was a French poet, author, and playwright,and he was part of the Romantic movement. He is one of the greatest and best known French writers. Within France, his fame first came from his poetry but later his novels and his plays also brought him fame. Among his many volumes of poetry, Les Contemplations and La Légende des siècles are some of his most famous. Outside of France, he is best known for the novels Les Misérables and Notre-Dame de Paris. Though he was a committed royalist
Victor Hugo’s life was full of sad tragic events and political affairs. Hugo once said, “To die is nothing; but it is terrible not to live.” And living is exactly what Hugo accomplished. He wrote numerous stories and essays, lived a vivacious love life and had heated opinions about the government in France. In the end of it all though, Hugo was a great romantic author who still lives on today in his works of literature. Before Victor Hugo there was Joseph Lēopold-Sigsbert Hugo and Sophie Trēbuchet
Les Miserables by Victor Hugo Les Misèrables was written by Victor Hugo, and published in 1862. It has been translated into many different languages, and turned into a play and movie as when as being a book. When a friend asked Hugo why he wrote the book he replied as follows, "I condemn slavery, I banish poverty, I teach ignorance, I treat disease, I lighten the night, and I hate hatred. That is what I am, and that is why I have written Les Misèrables." The book Les Misèrables tells of Hugo’s
Victor Hugo has long been one of France’s most well-known writers. This Romantic poet, dramatist, and novelist, has remained significant since his publishing. Though his writing has a substantial variety of themes, some of his most famous works bring forth his increasingly radical ideas regarding social and political reform, which he developed during France’s most tumultuous eras, in a time of almost constant governmental revolution. On February 26, 1802, Victor Marie Hugo was born, the third son
Victor Marie Hugo, born in 1802 in Besançon, France is acknowledged as one of the most prominent Romantic authors of the nineteenth century (New World Encyclopedia contributors, 2014). His mother was royalist supporter, while his father a general in the army. For this reason, most of his early life was spent in different places. While studying law, he started to write plays and poems, replacing his interest in law with literature. At the age of 17, he also published a periodical on literature made
which single mothers were treated in the 1700s. The fact that she was so looked down upon ultimately caused Fantine to lose her daughter and resort to prostitution to make ends meet. A second mimetic element of Les Misérables is in the Setting. Victor Hugo gives excellent examples of town and street names throughout the book. This makes the book more believable because the settings used the book actually exist. For example, when speaking of Fantine's journey home, the book gives the name, "Montfermeil
Victor Hugo: A Dude Who Wrote Books Who was the most important writer of France in the nineteenth century? Who was the leader of the Romantic Movement, a playwright, a poet, and the author of novels among the most incredible in existence, such as Les Misérables and The Hunchback of Notre Dame? None other than Victor Hugo, who was also a political thinker, a painter and an architect. When asked whom Victor Hugo is, most people would probably ask, “Who’s that?” or respond by saying, “A dude who
Ninety-Three was written by Victor Hugo, and was published in 1875, several years after the upheaval of the Paris Commune. Ninety-Three is set during the Reign of Terror which lasted for just under a year during the French Revolution. Hugo writes about the counter-revolutionary revolts of the French revolution which took place in 1793, 81 years prior to the novel being published. This was an area which Hugo had previously avoided writing about. Particularly, Hugo focuses mainly on the revolts in
Join me in a quest to fall into the abyss of the mind of Victor Hugo. Let us begin our journey with the basics. Victor-Marie Hugo, was born February 26, 1802 in Besancon, France to Joseph-Leopold-Sigisbert Hugo and Sophie Trebuche Hugo. His father was a military officer who later served as a general under none other than the all knowing and powerful Napoleon. Hugo was in no way a lonely child, spoiled by his parents and given every thing he could have ever dreamed for in his life, seeing as there
tradition of the church who gave people their experience to the importance of the individual's experience. The aspect most stressed in France is echoed in Victor Hugo's expression "liberalism in literature," meaning the freeing the writer of restrains and rules marked by the inspiration of radical political ideas. The novel “Les Miserables” by Victor Hugo indeed demonstrates romantic qualities such as spiritual growth, emotion/sympathy and Nature. Jean Valjean is an exceptional character who demonstrates
Victor Marie Hugo and the Romantic Era Victor Marie Hugo and the literature that changed France, if not the world " His novels have a purpose: historical, moral, social or all at once. &9;Their insistent vibrating style, and the frequent intrusion of the author's inflections may awaken a sense of strain; but they have kept their hold on others than school boys; and the grotesque, swarming, medieval crowds surging the huge cathedral (Notre Dame de Paris), the symbolic fight between man and the
was to help the French people gain freedom and their rights, but it came with repercussions. In the astounding novel of Les Miserables written by Victor Hugo, Victor Hugo expressed his concern on the poor people of France when he wrote a story about the life of a philanthropist. The philanthropist's name was Jean Valjean and the audience can see Victor Hugo's emphasization on his care for the poor through Jean Valjean. Even though Jean himself was enduring France's economic decline, he still gave
author Victor Hugo, Les Misérables follows the transformation of its two main characters from criminal to honest man and from dedicated reactionary to compassionate fellow man. Written sometime between 1845 and 1862, Hugo provides a detailed look into nineteenth century France’s society and politics. BY combining his story of redemption with the wrongdoings of the French government, Hugo sharply criticized French political policies and hoped his work may encourage change for the future. Hugo describes
Revived in modern society through the popularity of Les Misérables (the movie and musical), Victor Hugo is an author unafraid to address the ironies interwoven into the fabric of life in the 1800s. In his writings, Hugo alludes to the idea that life itself is a form of war as people battle individual enemies specific to their circumstances. Les Misérables and Quatre-Vingt-Treize are didactic in nature, ironically depicting the false stereotypes associated with social class and religion, while expanding
In Les Miserables, Victor Hugo portrays human nature in a neutral state. Humans are born with neither good nor bad instincts, but rather society affects our actions and thoughts. Hugo portrays the neutral state of mind through Jean Valjean and Cosette. The two extremes of good and evil are represented through Thénardier and the bishop. Good and evil coexists in the society and affects Valjean and Cosette. It is the two extremes of good and evil that dictate the lives of Valjean and Cosette. The bishop
Victor Hugo penned a fantastic, picturesque story of passion and the human spirit in The Hunchback of Notre Dame. The dramatic emotions of the characters play out on the stage of fifteenth century Paris, France. Quasimodo, a repugnant physical defect of nature, lived severed from human contact, excepting that of the solemnly aloof priest, Claude Frollo. For his part, Frollo strove for knowledge until he encountered the captivatingly gorgeous gypsy dancer, Esmeralda. She existed solely to adore an
Character Analysis- JaVert "Les Miserables" written by Victor Hugo is a novel set during the inception of the French Revolution. Through the characters in the book, the author has tried to depict the life of the French middle class people and their exploitation by the upper class. One of the most intriguing characters in the novel is the character of Javert, who is a police officer and therefore, belongs to the upper class. He has a cold temperament and has an outlook of not treating the criminals