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What Is Art? · Character

Victor Hugo

French writer cited in context of romantic art.

minor

Also known as Hugo

First appearance: i

Victor Hugo shows up with force in XVIII. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Cited as an example of an artist whose works transmit religious feelings urging union and brotherhood.
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LTLeo TolstoyCDCharles DickensFSFriedrich Schi…IKImmanuel KantRARaphaelVHVictor Hugo

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  • Referenced thinkers and artists
  • Protagonist
  • True and counterfeit artists

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  • Breaking point

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