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Alfred Victor, Comte de Vigny (27 March 1797 – 17 September 1863) was a French poet and early French Romanticist. He also produced novels, plays, and translations of Shakespeare.
Alfred-Victor, count de Vigny (born March 27, 1797, Loches, Fr.—died Sept. 17, 1863, Paris) was a poet, dramatist, and novelist who was the most philosophical of the French Romantic writers.
Alfred Victor de Vigny, ou comte de Vigny, né le 27 mars 1797 à Loches 1 et mort le 17 septembre 1863 à Paris 8e a, est un écrivain, romancier, dramaturge et poète français . Figure influente du romantisme français, il écrit parallèlement à une carrière militaire entamée en 1814 et publie ses premiers poèmes en 1822.
Alfred de Vigny is known for his philosophical plays, short stories, and poems, which are recognized as an important part of the French Romantic movement of the nineteenth century. In particular, his drama Chatterton contributed significantly to the development of the Romantic movement in French literature.
Alfred de Vigny (Author of Chatterton) Discover new books on Goodreads. See if your friends have read any of Alfred de Vigny's books. Join Goodreads. Alfred de Vigny’s Followers (38) Born. in Loches (Indre-et-Loire), France. March 27, 1797. Died. September 17, 1863. Genre. Literature & Fiction, Poetry. Influences. George Gordon Byron, Victor Hugo.
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Alfred-Victor, count de Vigny, (born March 27, 1797, Loches, France—died Sept. 17, 1863, Paris), French poet, dramatist, and novelist. Vigny embarked on a military career but turned to writing Romantic poetry; his verse was critically and popularly acclaimed.
