In this brilliant new study Mr. Denommé examines four key figures--Alphonse de Lamartine, Alfred de Vigny, Victor Hugo, and Alfred de Musset--for the aesthetic, social, and philosophical implications of romanticism in their writings. He establishes the background of the French Revolution and translates into English selections from the poets' work chosen to illustrate the ideas and forms they expressed. The book thus probes the depths of French romanticism.
