| − | '''Victor Marie Hugo''' (1802–1885) is considered one of the greatest Romanticist poets, for which he is best known in his native [[France]]. A prolific [[writer]], he also penned the classic play and novels ''Cromwell'' (1827), ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]'' (1831) and ''[[Les Miserables]]'' (1862). Hugo addressed many of the social problems of his time, such as poverty, child labor, and women's condition. He strongly opposed the death penalty. While he was not blind to their flaws, he admired both the [[French Revolution]] and [[Napoleon]]. | + | '''Victor Marie Hugo''' (1802–1885) is considered one of the greatest Romanticist poets, for which he is best known in his native [[France]]. A prolific [[writer]], he also penned the classic play ''Cromwell'' (1827), and novels ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]'' (1831) and ''[[Les Miserables]]'' (1862). Hugo addressed many of the social problems of his time, such as poverty, child labor, and women's condition. He strongly opposed the death penalty. While he was not blind to their flaws, he admired both the [[French Revolution]] and [[Napoleon]]. |
| | [[Christianity]] animated his work. In his Preface to ''Cromwell'', Hugo wrote: | | [[Christianity]] animated his work. In his Preface to ''Cromwell'', Hugo wrote: |