My Beloved Toto - Letters From Juliette Drouet to Victor Hugo 1833-1882

Informationen zum Autor Victoria Tietze Larson is Professor of Classics and General Humanities at Montclair State University and the translator of My Double Life: The Memoirs of Sarah Bernhardt, also published by SUNY Press. Klappentext My Beloved Toto, a collection of letters written by Juliette Drouet to her lover, Victor Hugo, tells the story of a life and of the great love affair that shaped it. From 1833 until her death half a century later, Drouet wrote to Hugo twice daily on average, resulting in thousands of letters. The 186 translated here--most appearing in English for the first time--offer insights into nineteenth-century French culture as well as an insider's look at the character, behavior, working habits, and day-to-day life of France's most monumental man of letters. Zusammenfassung Contains selected letters from Juliette Drouet to her lover, Victor Hugo. This book offers insights into nineteenth-century French culture as well as an insider's look at the character, behavior, working habits, and day-to-day life of France's most monumental man of letters.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Juliette Drouet
• Con la collaborazione di: Evelyn Blewer (Editore), Victoria Tietze Larson (Traduzione)
• Editore: State University of New York Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 06.10.2005
• EAN: 9780791465714
• ISBN: 978-0-7914-6571-4
• Pagine: 262
• Serie: Women Writers in Translation; SUNY series, Women Writers in Translation
• Categoria: Narrativa > Romanzi > Epistole, diari