THE NOVEL NOTRE DAME DE PARIS, ALSO KNOWN AS THE IDIOT OF NOTRE DAME BY VICTOR HUGO

HANOI PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITY 2 FACULTY OF LITERATURE GROUP 9 Topic 7 Novel THE NOVEL NOTRE DAME DE PARIS, ALSO KNOWN AS THE IDIOT OF NOTRE DAME BY VICTOR HUGO I, INTRODUCTION Victor Hugo is th.Victor Hugo is the greatest romantic writer in France in the nineteenth century, over time the name and massive literary career of V.Hugo has been confirmed.

HANOI PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITY 2.

FACULTY OF LITERATURE

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GROUP 9

Topic 7: Novel THE NOVEL NOTRE DAME DE PARIS, ALSO KNOWN AS THE IDIOT OF NOTRE DAME

BY VICTOR HUGO

I, INTRODUCTION

Victor Hugo is the greatest romantic writer in France in the nineteenth century, over time the name and massive literary career of V.Hugo has been confirmed Victor Hugo's talent is shown in many ways, in any genre he is very successful and leaves many impressions As a famous romance writer, V.Hugo is considered to have had many unique creations in the field of prose, especially the novel genre In this genre, V.Hugo has shown bold, new and secretive creative intentions that he has not yet included in the poetry genre Notre-Dame de Paris is one of the most famous novels by writer Victor Hugo and has been adapted into a movie of the same name, The Idiot of Notre Dame We can see that the work of Notre-Dame de Paris, which was adapted into a movie, is a success of author Victor Hugo, he has brought readers and viewers an extremely attractive experience when they can combine between Read novels and watch movies There are many who have attributed the novel Short Story and Drama to other media, especially film Novels have their own characteristics that make them different from movies As Klarer stated in his book with title in An Introduction to literary studies He stated; “Film is a semi–textual genre both inspired by and exerting influence on literature and literary criticism Film is effective by literary technique; conversely, literary practice developed particular features under the impact of the film” Klarer's comment shows that the film is built on the novel, but the other drawback is the conflict in the film as well as the characters are reproduced more perfectly in the novel, which gives viewers more enjoyment more attractive to the reader From the success of the novel Notre-Dame de Paris, we can see that many writers and poets now want to connect literature with film, giving readers the same attraction as contemplation in terms of both visuals as well as sound and that was also a perfect success So our group came together to learn about the novel Notre Dame de Paris, also known as the Idiot of Notre Dame Contents The novel Notre-Dame de Paris, also known as The Idiot of Notre Notre-Dame, was read by many people and presented the situation of the girl, the tragic fate of the beautiful girl Esmeralda, who had taken over the world The heart of Captain Phoebus, the poor poet Pierre Gringoire, the deputy bishop of Frollo church and of course the hunchback Quasimodo, resonated, promoting the process of restoration and embellishment of the work afterwards With the novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame, although the writer Hugo is set in the time of the romance story in 1482, during the reign of King Louis XI, much of the content of the book is a

retrospective Think and reflect on the special architecture of the building built in the Gothic style that the great French writer loves and admires as well as the love

of the girl Esmeralda as well as the character Quasimodo

II LITERATURE REVIEW

Many people read the novel Notre-Dame de Paris, also known as the Idiot of Notre-Dame de Paris, which depicted the girl's circumstances, the tragic fate of the lovely girl Esmeralda, who had won her heart Captain Phoebus' work, as well as that of the poor poet Pierre Gringoire, the deputy bishop of Frollo church, and, of course, the hunchback Quasimodo, resonated and aided in the restoration of the work Although Hugo's work The Hunchback of Notre Dame is set in the time of the romance story in 1482, during King Louis XI's reign, most of the content of the book is retrospective Consider the unique design of the Gothic-style structure that the famous French writer admires and adores, as well as the love of the girl Esmeralda and the figure Quasimodo

1 VICTOR HUGO.

Victor Hugo was born on February 26, 1802, in Besançon, France, and died

on May 22, 1885, in Paris Among other romance writers, he is largely regarded as one of the most prominent and influential poets, novelists, and playwrights However, he gained international fame as a result of two well-known novels: Notre-Dame de Paris (1831) and Les Misérables (1862) He is even more powerful than he is in his own country

Early years (1802–30)

Les Misérables was one of his first books It was motivated by the author's dismal student life throughout his college years And, thanks to the fall of the empire, he had a time of continuous study from 1815 to 1818 He graduated from the University of Paris with a bachelor's degree in law The image of Marius that

we see today in the novel Les Misérables was influenced by this

Hugo's famous journal, the Conservateur Litteraire (1819–21), was published between 1819 and 1821 His mother's encouragement was the driving force behind his decision His own articles on the poets Alphonse de Lamartine and André de Chénier are among the most notable

He released his first collection of poems, Odes et poésies diverses, on the same day he started the famed magazine With the story Han d'Islande, he gave birth to his first brainchild in 1823 Hans of Iceland, an English translation of this text, was published in 1825 Not only that, but in 1826, an expanded edition was published, and the work is now known as Odes et ballades

However, it was not until 1827, after the broadcast of the television series Cromwell, that he gained widespread recognition as a true romance writer This modern play is about a national leader who has risen from the people and wants to

be crowned king

Success (1830–51)

His popularity did not decline after that Hugo became famous in 1830 with the historical novel Notre-Dame de Paris, which has since become even more famous Dicté après juillet is, once again, a piece created to commemorate this occasion; moreover, for Hugo, Dicté après juillet is a significant predecessor of much of his future political poetry

But it appears that Hugo is still dissatisfied with his lot in life; he wants to be more famous, to become the era's "great echo." As a result, the verses progressively began to represent not only personal feelings, but also political, philosophical, and religious themes, as well as instability in religion and human society at the time The poems that emerge not only add to Hugo's treasure trove, but they also highlighted the workers' plight, with one proclaiming the potency of prayer

Hugo, however, had a tragic event He had experienced a significant loss of

a loved one since his writing skills were recognized and praised in 1841 after three failed efforts Since then, he has virtually completely stopped working in the world

of writing and hasn't published anything The book Les Misérables was not released until 1862, which helped him feel comforted and gradually more steady

Exile (1851–70) of Victor Hugo

Napoleon le Petit (1852); Les Châtiments (1853); Les Contemplations (1856) are worms born in unusual circumstances The author had been in exile for about 20 years at the time These works appeared to be satire at the time As well

as a watershed moment in the deepening of one's involvement in current politics This liberation of Hugo's imagination benefited all of Hugo's subsequent verse

The most sad thing for Hugo readers and fans is that his last two works, La Fin de Satan ("The End of Satan") and Dieu ("God"), remained unpublished until his death Both depict bravery in the face of adversity Unfortunately, it is not making its way into the hands of readers

However, there is some good news for Les Misérables It was resurrected after Hugo abandoned it, and the missing parts were completed Hugo's novel was published in 1862 and was an instant success, bringing him recognition in his own country

Hugo finished the essay William Shakespeare (1864) and two novels in exile: Les Travailleurs de la mer (1866; The Toilers of the Sea) and L'Homme qui rit (1867) (1869; The Man Who Laughs) Hugo's final work, Quatre-vingt-treize (1874; Ninety-three), was set in France during the turbulent year 1793 and depicted human justice and mercy in the context of the French Revolution

Last years (1870–85) of Victor Hugo

He was elected to the National Assembly as a delegate in 1871, but resigned the following month Though he continued to fight for his former ideas, he lacked the same vigor Hugo died in 1885, two years after Juliette, his beloved partner, and was accorded a national funeral His remains was laid to rest beneath the Arc

de Triomphe before being buried in the Panthéon

2 THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME - NOVEL BY HUGO.

Victor Hugo's historical tale The Hunchback of Notre Dame was first published in French in 1831 as Notre-Dame de Paris ("Our Lady of Paris")

Victor Hugo's novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame was released in 1831 During the reign of Louis XI, this tale is set in the city of Paris in the 15th century July in 1830 is linked to the 15th century This time period is associated with torture and the execution of innocent individuals People are unable to struggle and

do little to ensure that justice is served in society

Central themes

This tale appears to be about Quasimodo and Esmeralda's great misery, condemning a harsh, greedy human society Hugo concludes that the real monsters are Frollo and Phoebus, not Quasimodo and Esmeralda

Context and reception

This is a story about living in the 15th century, and it recreates the society and atmosphere of the time It appears to be a reminder to never forget what has happened in the past, as well as its glorious beauty royal in the Gothic style of Paris's past The book also serves as a plea for the city's old Gothic architecture to

be preserved (and thus its heritage) His pleading was well received The novel's first printing, by publisher Charles Gosselin, was issued in four issues of 275 copies each, and it was an instant hit Thousands of copies were printed after that

The Hunchback of Notre Dame has grown in popularity as a result of its popularity and beauty, providing inexhaustible sources of inspiration for many artists and others who work in the field of transformation Beyond its projected success, Notre-Dame de Paris has gradually become a symbol of France, and the widespread usage of representations of the cathedral has aided in the revival of Gothic forms' use and status

Adaptations

The Hunchback of Notre Dame has been adapted for theatre and screen multiple times William Dieterle directed one of the most noteworthy film adaptations, which was released in 1939 and starred Charles Laughton and Maureen O'Hara, however the cheerful ending differed greatly from Hugo's novel

A silent film starring Lon Chaney was released in 1923, and a 1956 version starring Anthony Quinn and Gina Lollobrigida was released in 1956 In September

1998, the stage musical Notre-Dame de Paris opened in Paris According to reports, the show had the most successful first year of any musical at the time

3 NOVEL SUMMARY

Set in the background of ordinary life in 15th-century Paris Quasimodo is the subject of the work The Hunchback of Notre Dame Quasimodo is a Parisian who is tasked with ringing the bell at Notre Dame Cathedral And it was from here that he fell in love with La Esmeralda, a lovely dancer When it comes to La Esmeralda, not everyone is aware that she had a difficult childhood She was taken

as a child by a group of Roma people But because no one told La Esmeralda, she was absolutely oblivious of this She lived among the Roma as if she were a member of their community When it came to Quasimodo, he couldn't get enough

of La Esmeralda's beauty the first time he saw her at the fair Quasimodo is honored as "Pope of the Fools" at this celebration and is then thrashed by an enraged mob Esmeralda, a sweet young lady, felt sorry for him and offered him a

glass of water Quasimodo fell in love with this girl after this and vowed to put his life on the line to protect her

Two other men contend for Esmeralda's favor, unbeknownst to Quasimodo: Quasimodo's adoptive father, Archdeacon Dom Claude Frollo, and the womanizing captain Phoebus de Châteaupers Captain Phoebus has fallen deeply in love with Esmeralda She happily agrees when he asks her to see him in secret late one night Phoebus tries to persuade Esmeralda to sleep with him later that night A disguised Frollo observes the couple from a closet in Phoebus' room The archdeacon, enraged by seeing Phoebus kiss Esmeralda's shoulder, shatters the closet door and stabs Phoebus in the back Before he can see his adversary, Phoebus passes out Frollo flees, leaving Esmeralda as the only suspect in the attempted murder

After being slandered in an unlucky situation, the king became enraged and ordered his bodyguards to arrest Esmeralda and bring her to court During the trial, she admitted to all of her crimes, including the murder of Phoebus (even though he was still alive) With his love for Esmeralda, Quasimodo strove to discover a means to save her In Notre-Dame, he provided her with a safe haven However, I was forced to see her being dragged away in misery in the end By removing Esmeralda from the cathedral and unleashing her to an enraged mob of Parisians, Frollo betrays Quasimodo and Esmeralda When Quasimodo saw the girl he loved hanged in the middle of the castle, he was in excruciating pain He becomes enraged and ejects Frollo from the church After many years of reaching readers, the effort comes to an end The day before Esmeralda's interment, just two skeletons (a hunchbacked man and a woman) embraced "He married," Hugo says

of Phoebus

Whatever else is going on in this otherwise thoroughly amusing novel, the link between cowardice, weakness, "unmanliness," and a dislike of sexual violence, as well as the unsettling undertones of the closing chapter, must be criticized

4 HOW VICTOR HUGO SAVED NOTRE DAME DE PARIS.

A Novel Becomes a Cause

To be able to be born, the masterpiece that we have today had to go through

a lot of experiences Notre Dame gradually faded into obscurity after the French Revolution Hugo was highly concerned as a result of this In order to conserve the

monument, he published the novel you are familiar with, with the goal of denouncing society's indifference and promoting the monument's preservation It took a long time for all of the hard effort to pay off However, a relic was rescued

in the end, possibly due to the work's popularity Whatever the cause, Victor Hugo locked himself away in his Paris apartment for the next 4.5 months, churning out the masterpiece we know today

An Epic Story

Hugo's art is truly great when it vividly and realistically depicts a medieval human culture The plot centres around a deteriorating church, a relic on the verge

of extinction owing to human neglect Hugo has also succeeded in launching a movement to protect, restore, and renovate Notre Dame as a result of this story However, some consider it to be an eyesore, resulting in a loss of aesthetics in the heart of Paris

A Cathedral Saved from Ruin

Many important works have been removed as a result of the emergence of contemporary society, to be replaced by more attractive and modern works Worried that this would happen, Hugo quickly published an article in the newspaper advocating for the preservation of the art form's cultural importance, but it did not seem to make much of an influence As a result, the church is still in jeopardy of being demolished He was undeterred, and he began composing The Hunchback of Notre Dame right away It actually worked as planned, as the Government Commission on Historical Monuments conducted a competition for the restoration of Notre Dame after the piece became famous

A Lasting Presence

Perhaps you can't imagine the work The Hunchback of Notre Dame's success at the time Why can a novel preserve a relic on the verge of extinction? The narrative has been told in more than 12 films Paintings, engravings, sculptures, cartoons, songs, comic strips, graphic novels, stage productions, journals, and even podcasts reflect the work's background, people, and things

Do you believe the novel will fade into obscurity when the church dies? On the contrary, the book rocketed to the top of bestseller lists all around the world during the time of the Notre Dame cathedral fire All editions of the novel were sold out on Amazon The book’s “renewed” popularity, however, isn’t really

something new The cathedral, as well as Victor Hugo's famed work, have long been ingrained in our hearts and minds

5 NOTRE DAME DE PARIS ACCORDING TO VICTOR HUGO.

The existence of the Hunchback of Notre Dame's work is more than a representation of Quasimodo and Esmeralda's love However, it has accomplished the major goal that Hugo has set for himself, which is to repair the church After nearly two centuries, the rise of media outlets such as Disney, musicals, and Netflix has aided Hugo in realizing his dream Notre-Dame has fans all over the world 850 years after its construction, much beyond its stature as a religious and architectural monument, as the fire on April 15th revealed It's a chance to re-read the author's book, which has been flying off store shelves since the tragedy Here are some extracts from the book that will perhaps show you what the church has been through when you read it It also explains why Hugo's work is so similar to Hugo's And it also explains the reason why Hugo's work coincides with Notre Dame's church

Notre-Dame facing the ravages of time

"Today, Notre-Dame de Paris is undeniably a magnificent and spectacular structure But, as lovely as it has been preserved, it is difficult not to sigh, not to be outraged at the degradations, the numerous mutilations that both time and man have inflicted on the revered monument as it grows older

A light in the heart of darkness

It was already dark and deserted inside the cathedral The counter-naves were completely dark, and the chapel lamps were beginning to twinkle, the vaults darkening Only the façade's huge rose, whose thousand colors were enveloped by

a horizontal sunbeam, gleamed like a jumble of diamonds in the shadows, echoing their dazzling phantom at the opposite end of the nave

The façade: principal treasure of Notre-Dame

The archdeacon had undoubtedly fallen in love with Notre-symbolic Dame's doorway, that page of riddles carved in stone by Bishop Guillaume of Paris

A devastating fire

A vast, disordered, and angry flame rose between the two steeples, higher than the central rose window, with whirlwinds of sparks, a large, disordered, and

furious flame whose wind occasionally carried off a flap in the smoke ( ) The massive towers above the flame, each of which had two raw and sliced faces, one black and the other crimson, seemed even bigger than the gigantic shadows they sent into the sky

6 NOTRE-DAME DE PARIS: FROM SEARING EMOTION ON THE FUTURE REBIRTH OF A WORLD HERITAGE SITE.

In Paris, on April 15, 2019 For the people here, it was most likely an amazing night When the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral rages, the emotions remain the same "Notre Dame is on fire, and the entire country of France, and the entire world, is crying." Paris Archbishop Michel Aupetit stated "It's horrible, terrifying, agonizing, a tragedy, a nightmare," says the narrator The night passed, leaving numerous casualties, not just at Notre Dame's ruins The extent of the devastation was so great that the spire of the 93-meter church toppled totally Two-thirds of the structure was destroyed or seriously damaged Perhaps all we perceive when we look at the church at that time is a terrible ruin However, thanks to the efforts of

500 heroic firemen, the church's structure has been "completely saved and preserved," according to Jean-Claude Gallet, commander of the Paris Fire Brigade Two towers with colossal bells are still standing and many of the church's priceless treasures survive

Immense emotion

It cannot be denied that, among all the world's historical monuments, Notre Dame is regarded as a relic with a unique history, special architecture, and worldwide fame Books, novels, cartoons, and musicals are all examples of this Every year, hundreds of millions of people visit Hugo's work has been known and read by millions of people who have gathered at Notre Dame Cathedral to breathe fresh air and pray

The Hunchback of Notre-Dame is a popular English title, but the original title is Notre-Dame de Paris, which puts the cathedral front and center in the title and story

Emotions are evoked by World Heritage Sites, and emotions show shared values The thousands of messages from heads of state, the outpouring of passionate feelings on social media — Notre Dame's place in the collective imagination and worldwide significance is evident