La Légende des siècles
Drawing made by Victor Hugo to illustrate La Légende des siècles | |
| Author | Victor Hugo |
|---|---|
| Original title | La Légende des siècles |
| Language | French |
| Publisher | Lévy, Hetzel |
Publication date | 1859, 1877, 1883 |
| Publication place | France, Belgium |
| Media type | |
La Légende des siècles (French pronunciation: [la leʒɑ̃d de sjɛkl], lit. 'The Legend of the Ages') is a collection of poems by Victor Hugo, conceived as a depiction of the history and evolution of humanity.
Written intermittently between 1855 and 1876 while Hugo worked in exile on other projects, the poems were published in three series in 1859, 1877, and 1883. The poem is often considered a modern French epic.
The poems originate from Petites Epopées ("Little Epics"), from Hugo's 1848 notes.