La Hugo, Victor 1802-1885 creator Flameng, François 1856-1923 text utu 2025 monographic fr 1 online resource : multiple file formats "La Légende des siècles tome IV" by Victor Hugo is a collection of poems written between 1855 and 1876. This monumental work depicts the history and evolution of humanity through epic, lyric, and satiric verse. Hugo presents scattered scenes from past, present, and future, focusing on obscure and invented figures who symbolize their ages. Rather than seeking historical accuracy, he creates "history listened to at legend's door," tracing humanity's journey from darkness to light through fragmented visions of the human adventure. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_L%C3%A9gende_des_si%C3%A8cles Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_L%C3%A9gende_des_si%C3%A8cles Release date is 2025-09-21 Claudine Corbasson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) Originally published: Paris: Hetzel-Quantin, 1880 French poetry -- 19th century PQ Paris: Hetzel-Quantin, 1880 https://archive.org/details/uvrescompltesd10hugo/page/n5/mode/2up https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76907 https://archive.org/details/uvrescompltesd10hugo/page/n5/mode/2up https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76907 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134800.0 76907