I was born in Besançon (in the region of Franche-Comte) of France, though I lived a great majority of my life in Paris.
Details Personnels:
My father was a general under Napoleon so I traveled as a boy from place to place with him. It was not until later that I lived with my mother for most of my life. When I was twenty I married my childhood sweetheart and we settled down in Paris not far from my mother. My life and I had 4 children and we were content. I began to voice my opinions that challenged the traditional Catholic church and began to write poems and novels.
Date de Naissance:
Le 26 fevrier, 1802
Date de Mort:
Le 22 mai, 1885
Sexe:
Male
Croyances Politiques:
I was raised conservative. I came became more deeply involved in republican politics as I grew older.
Croyances Religieuses:
I was born and raised Catholic but I have always had my own view of the world.
When a man asked me, for the census, if I was Catholic I replied:
Political freedom and the freedom of expression through my work.
Metier:
French playwrite, novelist, lyricist, artist and poet
French politician and activist.
Interets/Loisirs:
Caring for my children and wife whom I loved dearly
My drawings and poetry
Politics
Free Thinking
Education:
My mother saw to my education as a child and from there I took my views and beliefs into my own hands.
Exile:
When Nepoleon III was brought into power I was exiled for my disturbences with my belief in free thought. This lead to 19 years in exile until my death in 1885. While in exile I continued to write and I never gave up my beliefs.
L'Art:
I was an encredible artist and made over 4,000 drawings in my life time. Here are a few:
Musique:
Although I did not compose music, or play it in anyway, I was able to make my mark by working with my friends listed bellow. I was even able to inspire a friend, Louise Bertin to write a piece in her opera about one of the characters from The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
Personnage que je voudrais rencontrer et pourquoi:
Andrew Loyd Webber because although we have experienced different times or good and trials he also has the gift of poetry and lyrics that have made him famous world wide.
George Orwel because he was able to challenge others with his different ideas and was able to enlighten many people and "rock the boat" so to speak.
Amis:
Berlioz-musician
Liszt-musician
Louise Bertin-composer who helped me write the song for her opera: La Esmeralda based on the popular character for my previous work Notre-Dame de Paris
Les Literatures:
Les Miserables: A play I wrote in 1862, that displayed to the world the poverty in France and the true hardships that they faced
Notre-Dame de Paris: (The Hunchback of Notre Dame) A play that I wrote in 1831 about the cathedral of Notre Dame
Odes et Ballades: (1828) One of two of my more famous poems I wrote "about nature and exotic beauty" (GUERLAC)
Les Orientales: (1829) One of the two more famous poems that I wrote "about nature and exotic beauty" (GUERLAC)
Citation Memorable:
Music expresses that which can not be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.
Adversity makes men, and prosperity makes monsters.
-- Victor Hugo (1802-1885)
Mon Influence sur la Culture Francaise
My contributions to the society in France in the 19th century shaped french culture in more ways than one. My passions in life were my politics, art, influence in music, and my writting. These made mumerous impacts on the culture of France that makes it unique and important.
My writting has inspired so many and tells the truth about france. The purpose of Les Mis, is to show the realization of France. This has influenced the view of France as a whole and has enriched our culture with a new interpretation of what is really surrounding them. My novel Note-Dame de Paris brought fame across the globe to the name sake chathedrale in Paris. This has raised awareness of the great architecture present in France.
My artwork has changed French culture because again my new outlook on different subjects helps to give diversity to the artwork that people see. This gives a chance for people to understand things on a new level and helps to universally show that not everything is as it seems.
Fact:
Although I was married and I had my children I also had a mistress, but all of them died before me. I was left alone in my exile to live and write until my death.
Signature:
Resources:
GUERLAC, SUZANNE. "Hugo, Victor." Encyclopedia of Modern Europe: Europe 1789-1914: Encyclopedia of the Age of Industry and Empire. Eds. John Merriman and Jay Winter. Vol. 2. Detroit: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2006. 1092-1095. 5 vols. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Gale. INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL. 4 June 2009
Picture 5/6: Pieuvre avec les initales V.H. (Online Image) Available <http://www.mishabittleston.com/artists
/victor_hugo/> 4 Jun. 2009
Picture 6/6: Le phare. (Online Image) Available <http://www.mishabittleston.com/artists/victor_hugo/> 4 Jun. 2009
Authors Note:
If the boubles do not appear at the bottom of the pictures in the slideshow like they are supposed to, the pictures from 1-6 in their order are cited above.
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- Ivana V.
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IsaBelle La Rocco (Swan)
Hello, Louis is commenting at this very moment-
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June T.
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Comments (15)
Abhiram said
at 7:57 am on Jun 12, 2009
The Information is well organized and the quality of work is excellent. The sources you have used are completely credible, except for wikepedia, but any way good job!
Anna Zimmermann said
at 8:02 am on Jun 12, 2009
Good job on the project. I think that you have a lot of great information about Hugo, and it is all very well organized. I thought it was very onteresting, and a good idea to put so many pictures, and especially to include the signature.
Lena Hamelin said
at 8:03 am on Jun 12, 2009
I really liked how you added Victor Hugo's signature! It adds to the creativity and uniqueness of the blog. The youtube video was also interesting and a great graphic!
Blair Prince said
at 8:04 am on Jun 12, 2009
I can tell that you put a lot of effort and time into your project and it paid off! I enjoyed your video and picture slide show! I think it was great! His signature was a nice addition, I think it was really cool!I think that the addition of your love life was an interesting attention grabber, good job!
Harry said
at 8:07 am on Jun 12, 2009
This page is very well done. You deffinatly went the extra mile with the bubbleshare and hugo's signature. You seem to know quite a lot about your topic and it shows through in your page. Over all, well done.
Ivana Vitosevic said
at 8:10 am on Jun 12, 2009
Emma, this page has been executed very well! I can tell you put a lot of effort in and the information you gave was very elaborate. I learned a lot of new things about Victor Hugo. The pictures and the video were both a very unique touch to the page. I also admire the signature you left of his name at the bottom! Overall, exquisite!
- Ivana V.
Margareta LR said
at 8:11 am on Jun 12, 2009
You seemed to take your time with this page, there is a lot of good info on the page. The pictures look really good, and the movie is awesome also.
IsaBelle La Rocco (Swan)
Stephen said
at 8:11 am on Jun 12, 2009
The organization of this page is excellent; and the YouTube video and Bubbleshare almbum are nice graphics. The signiture idea is great!
Louis said
at 8:14 am on Jun 12, 2009
Hello, Louis is commenting at this very moment-
This is a great page. I get the sense you went the extra mile on this with the research. It felt very professional as I gazed through it. I can tell you have a passion for Victor Hugo. Maybe next time you could ass your name, that would be very helpful. Overall good work.
Porpaavai Sampath Kumar said
at 8:16 am on Jun 12, 2009
There is a lot of good information on this page. The wroj is well organised and the use of technology is good. There are credible resources and fun information. Overall it was a great job..-- Porpaavai
Katherine Mullan said
at 8:17 am on Jun 12, 2009
Great job I loved the fact there were so many great resources. There was so much great detail and the videos you chose were excellent. On top of that you had great spelling and grammar throughout the page. Amazing, if I werer a teacher you would get and A+ from me,
Frederic Branczyk said
at 8:18 am on Jun 12, 2009
nice job, good idea with the signature, reliable sources, good youtube video, you cited the images not sure if we had to do that, very nice job on the french culture influence paragraphs
June Tome said
at 8:30 am on Jun 12, 2009
You did a great job and made the page very nice with good details such as adding Victor Hugo's signature. It added to the overall presentation and the thorough research that you did. You also did a great job sighting all of your sources for the pictures and the research. The youtube videos also help people better understand the information about Victor Hugo.
June T.
Omar Sturm said
at 8:35 am on Jun 12, 2009
Good, I liked the youtube videos. Good information with good sources I think that it is a good explaination of his character, thanks and have a nice day i learned something.
Daniel Gavrilovski said
at 8:36 am on Jun 12, 2009
You did a good job, and the research you put into it is evident on the page. The picture of his signature is cool, and so is his actual picture. Great job on the end paragraph as well.
Nice Job!
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