Les contemplations: Aujourd'hui, 1843-1856

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885

Language:

French

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Les contemplations: Aujourd'hui, 1843-1856" by Victor Hugo is a collection of poetry written in the mid-19th century. The work is deeply reflective, exploring themes of love, loss, innocence, and the passage of time. Hugo's verses draw from personal experiences, including poignant memories of family and grief, making the collection both intimate and universal. The opening of this poignant collection introduces us to the poet's inner world, filled with nostalgia and sorrow. Hugo invokes images of pure innocence and virtue as he meditates on the duality of light and darkness present in human existence. He expresses his grief over the loss of his daughter, reflecting on the transient nature of life and the deep emotional scars left by death and remembrance. As he grapples with these themes, the verses evoke a sense of longing for the past and a search for solace amid his profound sadness. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by Adrian Mastronardi, Rénald Lévesque and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica).

Notes:

Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Contemplations Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Contemplations

Reading ease score: 77.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Release date is 2009-08-29