French Romanticism: From Chateaubriand to Victor Hugo (1800–1850)

1. Chateaubriand publishes *Atala*

   Apr 2, 1801Labels: Fran ois-Ren, Atala

   • Britannica
   • Atala

2. *Le Génie du christianisme* appears in France

   Jan 1, 1802Labels: Fran ois-Ren, Le G

   • Britannica
   • Genius

3. Chateaubriand publishes *René*

   Jan 1, 1802Labels: Fran ois-Ren, Ren

   • Ren
   • Britannica

4. Staël’s *De l’Allemagne* is seized by Napoleonic censors

   Jan 1, 1810Labels: Germaine de, De l

   • Britannica

5. Staël’s *De l’Allemagne* published in England

   Jan 1, 1813Labels: Germaine de, De l

   • Britannica

6. Lamartine releases *Méditations poétiques*

   Jan 1, 1820Labels: Alphonse de, M ditations

   • Britannica

7. Stendhal argues for drama reform in *Racine et Shakespeare*

   Jan 1, 1823Labels: Stendhal, Racine et

   • NCFS

8. Vigny publishes the historical novel *Cinq-Mars*

   Jan 1, 1826Labels: Alfred de, Cinq-Mars

   • Cinq Mars

9. Hugo publishes the *Préface de Cromwell* manifesto

   Dec 5, 1827Labels: Victor Hugo, Pr face

   • Hugo Paris

10. Hugo’s *Les Orientales* links poetry and liberty

    Jan 1, 1829Labels: Victor Hugo, Les Orientales

    • Orientales

11. *Hernani* premiere sparks the “Battle of Hernani”

    Feb 25, 1830Labels: Victor Hugo, Hernani

    • Hernani
    • Battle

12. Hugo publishes *Notre-Dame de Paris*

    Mar 16, 1831Labels: Victor Hugo, Notre-Dame de

    • Hunchback
    • Le Monde

13. Sand’s *Indiana* brings Romantic themes into social critique

    Apr 1, 1832Labels: George Sand, Indiana

    • Indiana

14. Hugo’s *Le Roi s’amuse* is banned after one performance

    Nov 22, 1832Labels: Victor Hugo, Le Roi

    • Roi
    • NTTICC

15. Gautier’s *Mademoiselle de Maupin* preface argues “art for art”

    Jan 1, 1835Labels: Th ophile, Mademoiselle de

    • Art sake
    • Art art

16. Musset publishes *La Confession d’un enfant du siècle*

    Jan 1, 1836Labels: Alfred de, La Confession

    • LoC
    • Confession

17. Hugo’s *Ruy Blas* opens at Théâtre de la Renaissance

    Nov 8, 1838Labels: Victor Hugo, Ruy Blas

    • Ruy Blas