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6 days ago · The poem first appeared in 1856—one of seventeen compositions that Hugo dedicated to his daughter, Léopoldine, who drowned in a tragic accident at age 19. Hugo titled the collection Pauca meæ, which has been translated numerous ways but my favorite is Le peu de ce qu’il reste de ma fille.
6 days ago · Hugo called her a “naufrage”, a shipwreck. She died in 1915, at the age of 85, hugely wealthy through her father’s royalties, not downright mad but very fragile, having lived over half her ...
May 18, 2024 · Victor Hugo (born February 26, 1802, Besançon, France—died May 22, 1885, Paris) was a 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 Misérables (1862).
- Poet, novelist, and dramatist Victor Hugo is considered the most important of the French Romantic writers. Though regarded in France as one of that...
- Victor Hugo produced an enormous output of work, including the novels Notre-Dame de Paris (1831; The Hunchback of Notre-Dame) and Les Misérables (1...
- Victor Hugo was an influential proponent of Romanticism. In a preface to his verse play Cromwell (1827), he called for a drama of action—which he s...
- Victor Hugo is remembered as a beloved writer of the people, who knew how to write with simplicity and power of common joys and sorrows. He is also...
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May 10, 2024 · This is a poem by Victor Hugo (1802 - 1885). The poet imagines the visit he will make tomorrow to the grave of his teenage daughter, Léopoldine, on the first anniversary of her death. She died in a tragic boat accident on the River Seine. Here you can see a portrait of Léopoldine Hugo.
4 days ago · On 28 August 1824, the couple's second child, Léopoldine, was born, followed by Charles on 4 November 1826, François-Victor on 28 October 1828, and Adèle on 28 July 1830. Hugo's eldest and favourite daughter, Léopoldine, died in 1843 at the age of 19, shortly after her marriage to Charles Vacquerie.
May 23, 2024 · Although the cause of Hugo’s death has not been confirmed, speculations have begun to circulate within the community. Some believe it was a sudden illness, while others suspect foul play. Until further information is released, the circumstances surrounding his passing remain a mystery.
6 days ago · Carol A. Seidl May 24, 2024 May 24, 2024 French Culture, Literature daughters, fathers, Léopoldine Hugo., Les Contemplations, letters, poetry, Victor Hugo 0 If you’ve ever taken a course in French literature, whether taught in English or French, you may well have read one of Victor Hugo’s most famous poems, Demain dès l’aube.
