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Vigny

[ vee-nyee ]

noun

  1. Al·fred Vic·tor de [a, l-, fred, veek-, tawr, d, uh], 1797–1863, French poet, novelist, and dramatist.


Vigny

/ viɲi /

noun

  1. VignyAlfred Victor de17971863MFrenchWRITING: poetWRITING: novelistTHEATRE: dramatist Alfred Victor de (alfrɛd viktɔr də). 1797–1863, French romantic poet, novelist, and dramatist, noted for his pessimistic lyric verse Poèmes antiques et modernes (1826) and Les Destinées (1864), the novel Cinq-Mars (1826), and the play Chatterton (1835)


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Twice I have seen Alfred de Vigny, who has kept me three hours each time.

In the domain of sacred music, Louise von Vigny has done some good work.

Alfred de Vigny, who had been out of town, presented himself.

In the romantic school, on its historic side, Alfred de Vigny must be looked upon as supreme.

If the phrases of Lamartine seem richer, if his flight is more majestic, De Vigny's range is surer and more powerful.

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