THE Victor Hugo was one of the greatest writers of French but also worldwide literary. He was distinguished as a poet, novelist and dramatist, playing a decisive role in the development of the French romantic movement. His works not only shaped 19th -century French literature, but there was also a reason for broader discussions in French society, as they often dealt with issues of injustice, poverty and freedom.
Born on February 26, 1802 in Bezeson of East France. His father was the military Joseph Hugo, a man faithful to the democratic authorities of the French Revolution and a proponent of atheism. His mother, Sophie Trebice, came from a aristocratic family, had conservative views and was a very pious Christian of the Roman Catholic doctrine. Being two completely different characters, His parents finally split in 1813 And Victor and his mother settled in Paris.
Life in Paris was not easy for little Victor. His mother barely made them. However, he did not abandon the school and dedicated to the study of classics of world literature. In his spare time he enjoyed writing poems, for which he was awarded by the French Academy in 1817 and by the Antistiria of Toulouse in 1819. These awards gave him the necessary confidence to tell his father that he wished to follow his gradient. He was a great admirer of the writer François August René Satobrianknown in Greece and as Satovriadou, whom he had as a model. After all, the phrase “Satovriand or nothing” is attributed to the same.
Hugo was for much of the life of a staunch supporter of the Greeks.
In 1822 he released his first poetic collection “Nouvelles Odes et Poésies Diverses”, which attracted even the interest of King Ludovikou II. Four years later he released the “Odes and Ballads” collection, with which he was established as a great lyric poet. In 1829 he published the work entitled “Oriental”, a collection of poems Source of inspiration was the Greek struggle for freedom. He has been a great support for the Greeks for much of his life, as was Satovriand.
In 1831, Hugo published the novel “The Our Lady of Digestion”, which is one of his most famous works. Placing the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Virgin Mary at the center ParisHugo tells the story of Esmeralda and Kouasimod, while describing the 15th -century French society at the same time. Nearly thirty years later, in 1862, Hugo released perhaps his most iconic work, the “MISSists”. Through the story of Jean Valzan, a former convict who is trying to rebuild his life, Hugo highlights issues of everyday life, such as social inequality, injustice and the power of forgiveness. The project caused strong discussions in France as it revealed the miserable living conditions of the poor and the oppressed.
Hugo never hid his political positions. He spent several years abroad as exiled, as he reacted to the policies that Napoleon III applied to France. He returned to France after collapsing the Bonaparte regime with the defense against the Prussians in the war of 1870-1871. He left his last breath in May 1885 and was buried in the Pantheon.
Column: Myrto Katsigera, Vassilis Minakakis, Antigoni-Despina Poumenidou, Athanasios Syroplakis
