Though in his lifetime he was best known for his poetry collections La Légende des siècles ("la lay-
This poet included an oft-anthologized lyric about the sleeping Boaz in a visionary collection that traces human history from Eve, through the upcoming twentieth century, to the trumpets at the day of judgment. This author wrote that "when I arrive, I shall place on your grave / A sprig of green holly, and heather in flower" at the end of his poem "Tomorrow, at Dawn," one of several that he addressed to his daughter Leopoldine after she drowned in a boating accident. Though in his lifetime he was best known for his poetry collections La Légende des siècles ("la lay-JOND day see-EK-luh") and Les Contemplations, he is better known today for a novel whose protagonist absconds with two silver candlesticks belonging to Bishop Myriel, who shelters him after he serves his prison sentence for stealing bread. For 10 points, name this French author who wrote about Jean Valjean in Les Misérables.
This poet included an oft-anthologized lyric about the sleeping Boaz in a visionary collection that traces human history from Eve, through the upcoming twentieth century, to the trumpets at the day of judgment.
Victor (Marie) Hugo &lt;Non-Epic Poetry&gt;