Alfred de Vigny (Critical Survey of Poetry)
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Apart from the evidence of the poetry itself, nowhere is there more certain testimony that, as a literary artist, Alfred de Vigny considered himself, first and foremost, a poet than in the posthumously published Le Journal d’un poète (1867; a poet’s diary). Given its well-chosen title by Vigny’s friend and literary executor, Louis Ratisbonne, the journal is a kind of mixed personal and literary diary covering the years from 1823 to 1863. Along with entries on personal events and philosophical observations are extensive notes on Vigny’s...
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