Victor Hugo - Wikipedia
WebVictor-Marie Hugo, vicomte Hugo (French: [viktɔʁ maʁi yɡo] ⓘ; 26 February 1802 – 22 May 1885), sometimes nicknamed the Ocean Man, 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
WebApr 18, 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 is a celebrated French Romantic author best known for his poetry and his novels, including 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame' and 'Les Misérables.'
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 .
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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 …
Victor Hugo: A Monumental French Writer - Google Arts & Culture
WebVictor Hugo was born on February 26th 1802 and died May 22nd 1885. He was not only a renowned French writer, but also a committed intellectual and an outspoken politician. Join...
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 - New World Encyclopedia
WebVictor-Marie Hugo, novelist, poet, playwright, dramatist, essayist and statesman, (February 26, 1802 – May 22, 1885) is recognized as one of the most influential Romantic writers of the nineteenth century.
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).
Victor Hugo - Exile, Poetry, Novels | Britannica
WebVictor Hugo, illustration by André Gill, from La Lune, May 19, 1867. Hugo’s exile lasted until the return of liberty and the reconstitution of the republic in 1870. Enforced at the beginning, exile later became a voluntary gesture and, …
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