| − | '''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]] who could complete 20 pages a day, 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]]. His writing style was for the common man. | + | '''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]] who could complete 20 pages a day, he also endured years (such as in the 1840s) when he was unable to produce. He 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]]. His writing style was for the common man. |
| | [[Christianity]] animated his work. In his Preface to ''Cromwell'', Hugo wrote: | | [[Christianity]] animated his work. In his Preface to ''Cromwell'', Hugo wrote: |