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Representations
The
System
Famous
Crime
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Three of the biggest names in literature of the times--Victor Hugo, Eugene
Sue, and Honore de Balzac--offer interesting representations
and perspectives on the underclasses. The
time and style of their writing makes these three an obvious study for
literary representation.
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Photograph of
Victor Hugo from Hugoweb.
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Victor
Hugo (Feb. 26, 1802-May 22, 1885)
A renowned
writer of the mid to late nineteenth century. His most famous works
include The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Les Miserables.
His changing political views sparked Les Miserables which
was written whilst he was in exile.
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Image of Sue
from The Mysteres of Paris, Edition de Luxe.
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Eugene
Sue (Jan. 25, 1804-Aug. 3, 1857)
The first author
to deal with many social issues of his day. He was extremely popular,
and his novel Les Mysteres de Paris is a forerunner to Les Miserables.
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Image of Balzac
from Edgar Evertson Saltus's Balzac.
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Honore
de Balzac
(May 20, 1799-Aug. 18, 1850)
His book of
short stories, Le Comedie Humaine, is well known for their
portrayals of crime and criminals. He is also known for his lack
of romanticism in this collection.
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This
page was created by M. Childs
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