Edition |
First American edition. |
Physical Description |
xxii, 307 pages : maps ; 24 cm |
Note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 278-289) and index. |
Contents |
Introduction: The journey of Les Misérables -- Victor Hugo opens his eyes -- Fantine -- The first draft -- The money plot -- Hauteville house -- The beliefs of Victor Hugo -- Hugo gets back to work -- Interlude: Inventing the names -- Victory at Waterloo -- The contract of the century -- The five parts of Les Misérables -- Interlude: the mind of Jean Valjean -- The start of it all -- The Paris of Les Misérables -- The politics of Les Misérables -- The stumbling block -- Interlude: High style, low style, Latin and slang -- Publication day: 4 April 1862 -- A story without end -- The meaning of Les Misérables -- Epilogue: Journey's end -- France in the nineteenth century: a time line. |
Summary |
The story of how Victor Hugo wrote Les Misérables and why it became among the most influential and protean works of art ever created. |
Subject |
Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885. Misérables.
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Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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French literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
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