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Along with this variety of form, the range of the poets ideas expanded during his long career. Victor marie hugo, their second son, was born on the 26th of february, 1802, at besancon, france. Childrens collection of 176 poems education yordanos. For most of his life, victor hugo 18021885 was the most famous writer in the world. His legacy includes the nineteenth centurys most celebrated works of. Apr 03, 2010 poem hunter all poems of by victor marie hugo poems. Childrens collection of 176 poems iii 104 the little elf by john kendrick bangs 18621922 105 the elf and the dormouse by oliver herford 18631935 106 the chimpanzee by oliver herford 18631935 107 faery song by w.
French, victor hugo, was a playwright, poet, novelist, essayist, visual artist and human rights activist. In france, hugos literary fame comes first from his poetry but also rests upon his novels and his dramatic achievements. If a writer wrote merely for his time, i would have to break my pen and throw it away, the largerthanlife victor hugo once confessed. Early poems, odes 18181828, ballades 181828, les o. Translations from the poems of victor hugo internet archive. Victor hugo was a great french writer during the romantic movement in the nineteenth century. Although most of his songs are set to german poems, the songs in french are among the most significant works, especially those set to poems by victor hugo.
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Victor hugo was a great french writer during the romantic movement in the. Hugo was also an esteemed poet and his classic novels les miserables and the hunchback of notre dame are still among the most widely read books throughout the world. Full text of translations from the poems of victor hugo. Full text of translations from the poems of victor hugo see other formats.
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