“There is a sacred horror about everything grand. It is easy to admire mediocrity and hills; but whatever is too lofty, a genius as well as a mountain, an assembly as well as a masterpiece, seen too near, is appalling. Every summit seems an exaggeration. Climbing wearies. The steepnesses take away one's breath; we slip on the slopes, we are hurt by the sharp points which are its beauty; the foaming torrents betray the precipices, clouds hide the mountain tops; mounting is full of terror, as well as a fall. Hence, there is more dismay than admiration. People have a strange feeling of aversion to anything grand. They see abysses, they do not see sublimity; they see the monster, they do not see the prodigy.”
Quote by Victor Hugo
Ninety-threeThe novel depicts the intense civil strife of the French Revolutionary period known as the Reign of Terror, when the revolutionary government confronted internal rebellion and external military threats. The narrative centers on military and political struggles in the Vendée region of western France, where royalist insurrectionists opposed the revolutionary regime. The work explores themes of duty, honor, and the moral complexities of civil war, presenting characters on opposing sides of the conflict with dramatic intensity. The title refers to the year 1793, a pivotal moment in French history when the revolution reached its most radical phase and the republic faced existential challenges from both domestic uprising and foreign invasion. more
Victor HugoVictor Hugo, a French romantic poet, novelist, and playwright, was born on February 26, 1802, and died on May 22, 1885. He is considered one of the greatest writers in French literary history, known for his profound humanistic concerns and rich imagination. more