The Fortunes of Victor Hugo in England / Kenneth Ward Hooker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hooker, Kenneth Ward, author.

Series:

Columbia University Studies in English and Comparative Literature ; 134

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1938]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Looks at the reputation and fortunes of Victor Hugo in England from his introduction to the English in 1823, to the reactions against his romantic dramas, to Les Miserables, to his death and the decline of his prestige.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface

Contents

I. The Introduction of Victor Hugo to the English (1823-1830)

II. The Foundation of Hugo's English Reputation: "Notre Dame de Paris" (1831-1836)

III. The Reaction against Hugo's Romantic Dramas (1830-1840)

IV. Hugo's Lyric Poetry in England (1832-1840)

V. Intermission (1840-1852)

VI. Hugo Reappears - in the Channel Islands (1852-1859)

VII. "Les Misérables" in England (1862-1863)

VIII. "Les Travailleurs de la mer" in England (1864-1866)

IX. "L'Homme qui rit" in England (1867-1870)

X. The High Tide of Hugo's English Prestige: as Novelist (1874-1885)

XI. The High Tide of Hugo's English Prestige: as Poet (1872-1885)

XII. The Death of Hugo and the Decline of his Prestige (1885-1902)

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

0-231-89396-5

OCLC:

1100436768