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Victor Marie Hugo (1802-1885) is considered the greatest Romanticist poet.{{fact}} A prolific writer, he penned the classics ''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 was strongly opposed to 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.  A prolific writer, he penned the classics ''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 was strongly opposed to 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:

:Lastly, this threefold poetry flows from three great sources - The Bible, Homer, Shakespeare ... The Bible before the Iliad, the Iliad before Shakespeare.

:Lastly, this threefold poetry flows from three great sources - The [[Bible]], Homer, Shakespeare ... The Bible before the Iliad, the Iliad before Shakespeare.

In ''Les Miserables'', Hugo  wrote (Book 5, Chapter 4):

In ''Les Miserables'', Hugo  wrote (Book 5, Chapter 4):

:God is behind everything, but everything hides God.

:[[God]] is behind everything, but everything hides God.

Both Hunchback and Les Miserables have been made into movies.

Both Hunchback and Les Miserables have been made into movies.