Victor-Marie Hugo (French pronunciation: [viktɔʁ maʁi yˈɡo]) (26 February 1802 – 22 May 1885) was a French poet, playwright, novelist, essayist, visual artist, statesman, human rights activist and exponent of the Romantic movement in France.
In France, Hugo's literary reputation rests primarily on his poetic and dramatic output and only secondarily on his novels. Among many volumes of poetry, Les Contemplations and La Légende des siècles stand particularly high in critical esteem, and Hugo is sometimes identified as the greatest French poet. Outside France, his best-known works are the novels Les Misérables and Notre-Dame de Paris (sometimes translated into English as The Hunchback of Notre Dame).
Though extremely conservative in his youth, Hugo moved to the political left as the decades passed; he became a passionate supporter of republicanism, and his work touches upon most of the political and social issues and artistic trends of his time. He is buried in the Panthéon.
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1 Biography
2 Early poetry and fiction
3 Mature fiction
4 Political life and exile
5 Religious views
6 Victor Hugo and Music
7 Declining years and death
8 Drawings
9 Memorials
10 Works
10.1 Published during Hugo's lifetime
10.2 Published posthumously
10.3 Online texts
11 References
11.1 Online references
12 Further reading
13 External links
In France, Hugo's literary reputation rests primarily on his poetic and dramatic output and only secondarily on his novels. Among many volumes of poetry, Les Contemplations and La Légende des siècles stand particularly high in critical esteem, and Hugo is sometimes identified as the greatest French poet. Outside France, his best-known works are the novels Les Misérables and Notre-Dame de Paris (sometimes translated into English as The Hunchback of Notre Dame).
Though extremely conservative in his youth, Hugo moved to the political left as the decades passed; he became a passionate supporter of republicanism, and his work touches upon most of the political and social issues and artistic trends of his time. He is buried in the Panthéon.
Contents [hide]
1 Biography
2 Early poetry and fiction
3 Mature fiction
4 Political life and exile
5 Religious views
6 Victor Hugo and Music
7 Declining years and death
8 Drawings
9 Memorials
10 Works
10.1 Published during Hugo's lifetime
10.2 Published posthumously
10.3 Online texts
11 References
11.1 Online references
12 Further reading
13 External links
