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Alfred de Vigny
French poet, playwright, and novelist (–)
Alfred Victor, Comte de Vigny | |
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Vigny, by Félix Nadar. | |
| Born | Alfred Victor, Comte de Vigny ()27 March Loches, France |
| Died | 17 September () (aged&#;66) Paris, France |
| Occupation | Poet, translator, novelist |
| Literary movement | Romanticism |
Alfred Victor, Comte de Vigny (French pronunciation:[alfʁɛdviktɔʁkɔ̃tdəviɲi]; 27 March – 17 September ) was a French poet and early French Romanticist.
He also produced novels, plays, and translations of Shakespeare.
Biography
Vigny was born in Loches (a town to which he never returned) to an aristocratic family.
College alfred de vigny biography
His father was a year-old veteran of the Seven Years' War who died before Vigny's 20th birthday; his mother, 20 years younger, was a strong-willed woman who was inspired by Rousseau and took personal responsibility for Vigny's early education.
His maternal grandfather, the Marquis de Baraudin, had served as commodore with the royal navy.
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