Victor Hugo: Quick Facts
Facts
| Born | February 26, 1802 • Besançon • France |
|---|---|
| Died | May 22, 1885 (aged 83) • Paris • France |
| Founder | “Conservateur Littéraire” |
| Notable Works | “Cromwell” • “Dicté après juillet 1830” • “Dieu” • “Hans of Iceland” • “Hernani” • “Histoire d’un crime” • “La Fin de Satan” • “La Légende des siècles” • “Le Sacre de la femme” • “Le Satyre” • “Les Burgraves” • “Les Chants du crépuscule” • “Les Châtiments” • “Les Contemplations” • “Les Feuilles d’automne” • “Les Misérables” • “Les Orientales” • “Les Rayons et les ombres” • “Les Voix intérieures” • “Marion de Lorme” • “Napoléon le Petit” • “Odes et ballades” • “Odes et poésies diverses” • “Plein Ciel” • “Ruy Blas” • “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” • “The King Amuses Himself” |
| Movement / Style | Romanticism |
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