Selected Poems
Dual-Language Edition
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- Paperback
144 pages
- Release Date
26 February 2002
Summary
A selection of poems from one of the nineteenth century’s greatest French writers
For most of his life, Victor Hugo (1802-1885) was the most famous writer in the world. His legacy includes celebrated works of drama, fiction, memoir, and criticism. But in his day Hugo was known foremost as a poet—indeed the greatest French poet of the age. He wrote with passion about history, sensual experience, familial love, philosophy, nature, social justice, art, and mysticism.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780142437032 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0142437034 |
| Author: | Victor Hugo, Brooks Haxton |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House Australia |
| Imprint: | Penguin Random House Australia |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 144 |
| Release Date: | 26 February 2002 |
| Weight: | 119g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 10mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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About The Author
Victor Hugo
Victor Hugo (1802-85) was a forceful and prolific writer. He became a committed social democrat and during the Second Empire of Napoleon III was exiled from France, living in the Channel Islands. His body is now buried in the Pantheon.
Brooks Haxton’s poetry translations include Dances for Flute and Thunder- Poems from the Ancient Greek, which was nominated for a PEN translation award, and Victor Hugo’s Selected Poems for Penguin Classics.
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