The Poetry of Vigny (Masterplots, Definitive Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Alfred de Vigny
- First Published: 1822
- Genres: Poetry
- Subjects: France or French people, Authors or writers, Nineteenth century, Europe or Europeans, Literature, Poetry or poets, Romanticism
Critical Evaluation:
Alfred de Vigny’s place in the mainstream of French poetry seems assured. In his life, he made few concessions to popular tastes and did not therefore attract the same adulation as his contemporaries Lamartine and Hugo. For a period of voluble Muses, his output was not great. Nonetheless, the esteem in which Vigny is held has remained constant since his death.
Until about 1830, it seemed that Vigny might rival Victor Hugo as the leader of the Romantic school; however, it became evident that his true position was outside the turmoil of the Romantic...
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