The Fortunes of Victor Hugo in England / / Kenneth Ward Hooker.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter CUP eBook Package Archive 1898-1999 (pre Pub)
• VerfasserIn: Hooker, Kenneth Ward,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1938]; ©1938
• Year of Publication: 1938
• Language: English
• Series: Columbia University Studies in English and Comparative Literature ; 134
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

Looks at the reputation and fortunes of Victor Hugo in England from his introduction to the English in 1823, to the reactions against his romantic dramas, to Les Miserables, to his death and the decline of his prestige.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- I. The Introduction of Victor Hugo to the English (1823-1830) -- II. The Foundation of Hugo's English Reputation: "Notre Dame de Paris" (1831-1836) -- III. The Reaction against Hugo's Romantic Dramas (1830-1840) -- IV. Hugo's Lyric Poetry in England (1832-1840) -- V. Intermission (1840-1852) -- VI. Hugo Reappears - in the Channel Islands (1852-1859) -- VII. "Les Misérables" in England (1862-1863) -- VIII. "Les Travailleurs de la mer" in England (1864-1866) -- IX. "L'Homme qui rit" in England (1867-1870) -- X. The High Tide of Hugo's English Prestige: as Novelist (1874-1885) -- XI. The High Tide of Hugo's English Prestige: as Poet (1872-1885) -- XII. The Death of Hugo and the Decline of his Prestige (1885-1902) -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index