Project Gutenberg 2009-08-29 Public domain in the USA. 175 Hugo, Victor 1802 1885 Hugo, Victor Marie, comte Hugo, Víctor Les contemplations: Autrefois, 1830-1843 Reading ease score: 76.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Adrian Mastronardi, Rénald Lévesque and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) "Les Contemplations: Autrefois, 1830-1843" by Victor Hugo is a collection of lyric poetry written in the mid-19th century. This work is a profound meditation on life, love, and loss, reflecting on the human experience and the passage of time. Hugo's verses convey deep emotional resonance as he navigates themes of individual suffering while simultaneously connecting it to universal truths about humanity. The opening of the collection sets the tone for what is to follow. It begins with a reflective and guiding preface from Hugo, urging readers to approach the text as one might read the thoughts of a departed soul. It is suggested that these poems capture the essence of a life lived—an amalgamation of memories, experiences, and philosophical ruminations that echo the joy and sorrow inherent in existence. The first poem introduces a metaphor of the sea, likening nature's elements to God, before transitioning into verses addressed to the poet's daughter, blending personal reflection with broader existential musings. This initial glimpse into the collection reveals Hugo's intricate weaving of personal narrative within a grander meditation on life itself, inviting readers to find their own reflections within his lyrical expressions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr French poetry -- 19th century PQ Text FR Poésie Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 381742 375970 2024-10-12T17:33:02.564960 2023-09-13T08:04:21.621903 text/html text/html 364484 2009-08-29T10:43:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 110619 2009-08-29T10:43:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 194558 2024-10-12T17:33:16.052913 application/epub+zip 198340 2024-10-12T17:33:06.669956 application/epub+zip 192117 2024-10-12T17:33:04.934977 application/epub+zip 428448 2024-10-12T17:33:20.687915 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 646749 2024-10-12T17:33:14.619900 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 583054 2022-09-13T17:59:42.055472 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 259430 259177 2024-10-12T17:33:00.535027 2023-09-13T08:04:19.916881 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 254328 2009-08-29T10:43:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 100230 2009-08-29T10:43:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20036 2024-10-12T17:33:20.830869 application/rdf+xml 16698 2024-10-12T17:33:05.531960 image/jpeg 3805 2024-10-12T17:33:05.231953 image/jpeg 185991 2024-10-12T17:33:02.592983 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia