93 - World Literature Library

Author: Hugo
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Publish Date: 2006-06-01
Features: This book is one of the World Literature Collections. The author fully utilizes his strengths to vividly depict the unique social landscape of that era. The work is realistic and touching, with a plot, rich content, and rich, colloquial language. It is a picture of ancient and diverse phenomena, serving as an excellent textbook for understanding the world. The main significance of this book lies in its presentation of the French Revolution, a fierce struggle between capitalism and feudalism, and between republican and royalist social systems and political forces, from the objective and impartial perspective of a historian. History has proven that overthrowing an old social system is an extremely arduous task, as Robespierre says in the novel: "Driving out foreign enemies takes only fifteen days, but eradicating monarchy requires eighteen hundred years." Another important significance of this book is its portrayal of the humanitarian ideals that Hugo has always upheld.