Alfred de Musset
French Romantic poet and playwright whose Nights (Les Nuits) are among the most passionate and musical poems in the French language. His autobiography The Confession of a Child of the Century defined Romantic disillusionment.
Works
- Les NuitsDramatic poems exploring romantic disillusionment and metaphysical anguish
- Poesies CompletesComplete verse works blending romance, melancholy, and theatrical emotion
- On ne Badine pas avec l'AmourComedy examining lovers and society through wit and theatrical artifice
- La Confession d'un Enfant du SiecleAutobiographical narrative of youthful passion, betrayal, and debauchery