Synopses & Reviews
Victor Brombert reassesses in a modern perspective the power and originality of Hugo's work, and provides a new interpretation of Hugo's narrative art as well as a synthesis of his poetic and moral vision. Thetwenty-eight drawings by Hugo reproduced in this book are further testimony to the visionary nature of Hugo's imagination.
Review
Victor Hugo and the Visionary Noveltranscends its title, in that all of Hugo's writings--poetic, political, dramatic, critical, public and private--are brought to bear on thenovels, so that the book gives a vast picture of Hugo's imagination and his thought on all vital matters...There is far more to be learned about Hugo's mind from this book than from any of the biographies I have read, and it is,furthermore, exceptionally enjoyable reading.
Review
By all odds the most thorough and critically sophisticated book on Hugo's fiction to appear in English, or perhaps in any language...It is learned, literate, and witty, generous in its appreciations, and anauthentic pleasure to read.
Review
Nothing short of brilliant. Solidly researched, very well written, and full of original insights, it stands as a landmark in Hugo criticism.
Table of Contents
1. Approaches
2. The Condemned Man
3. The Living Stones of Notre-Dame