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Release date is 2009-08-29

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"Les contemplations: Autrefois, 1830-1843" by Victor Hugo is a collection of poems published in 1856. This work explores love, joy, death, and grief through versified autobiography. The collection serves as a tribute to Hugo's daughter Léopoldine, who drowned in 1843—an event that divides the work into two parts: "Autrefois" (Before) and "Aujourd'hui" (Today). Through memory and mourning, Hugo experiments with poetic form to channel profound loss, moving from youthful romance through sorrow toward mystical contemplation and renewed hope. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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