Victor Hugo was born in Besancon, France a place of rich Art and History in Eastern France.
Characteristics: Heavy influence on the Romanticism movement, and a huge emphasis on Republican ideals. His works were used as spurs to political movements throughout France and Europe.
Famous Works: The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, Les Misreables, Les Contemplations
Influences: Francois-Rene de Chateubriand, Romanticism, Repbulicanism
The quote below comes from the poemÀ Villequier:
"Alas! turning an envious eye towards the past,inconsolable by anything on earth,I keep looking at that moment of my lifewhen I saw her open her wings and fly away!I will see that instant until I die,that instant—too much for tears!when I cried out: "The child that I had just now--what! I don't have her any more!"