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François-Victor Hugo (28 October 1828 – 26 December 1873) was the fourth of five children of French novelist Victor Hugo and his wife Adèle Foucher. François-Victor is best known for his translations of the works of William Shakespeare into French, which were published in 18 volumes between 1859 and 1866.
François-Victor Hugo, né le 28 octobre 1828 à Paris où il est mort de la tuberculose le 26 décembre 1873, est le quatrième des cinq enfants de Victor Hugo et Adèle Foucher. Il est connu surtout pour sa traduction en français des œuvres de William Shakespeare, dont la série complète parait en 18 volumes entre 1859 et 1866 1 .
Former journalist and second son of the distinguished man of letters, artist, and politician Victor Hugo, he translated the whole Shakespearian corpus into French in fifteen volumes ... From: Hugo, François-Victor in The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare »
François-Victor Hugo and the Limits of Cultural Catalysis. Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 November 2011. By. Ruth Morse. Edited by. Peter Holland. Chapter. Get access. Cite. Summary. What was it that made Shakespeare such a catalyst in continental European culture and theatre?
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François-Victor Hugo (28 October 1828 – 26 December 1873) was the fourth of five children of French novelist Victor Hugo and his wife Adèle Foucher. François-Victor is best known for his translations of the works of William Shakespeare into French, which were published in 18 volumes between 1859 and 1866.
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Adèle Hugo (24 August 1830 – 21 April 1915) was the fifth and youngest child of French writer Victor Hugo. She is remembered for developing schizophrenia as a young woman, which led to a romantic obsession with a British military officer who rejected her.
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