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Alfred de Vigny was born into an aristocratic military family in Loches , Indre-et-Loire, France. As a result of the French Revolution, the family's circumstances had changed considerably. When King Louis XVIII took power in 1814, de Vigny joined the army. Although he at first planned on a military career, he began to write poetry. While serving in the military he had several poems published, noted for there stoical despair and pessimistic views.
After resigning his commission in 1827, he moved to Paris where he devoted himself to writing. When an English theater troupe visited Paris in 1827 with a Shakespearean production, de Vigny became interested in the stage. In 1831Events February- March Revolts in Modena, Parma and the Papal States are put down by Austrian troops February 20 Battle of Grochow. Polish rebel forces divide a Russian army. March 1 Democrat Samuel Smith becomes President Pro Tempore of the United States, he presented his first original play, La Maréchale d'Ancre, a historical dramaThis article refers to the art form. For the town, see Drama, Greece . Drama is a term generally used to refer to an art form involving performances by actors, either real or computer-generated. These performances can be in a variety of media: live perfor recounting the events leading up to the reign of King Louis XIIILouis XIII ( September 27 1601 May 14 1643) was King of France from 1610 to 1643. Born at the Chateau de Fontainebleau, Louis was the first child of Henri IV and Marie de Medicis. He ascended to the throne at age nine after the assassination of his father.
In 1835Events January 1 Ole Pedersen Hoiland breaks into the Bank of Norway and steals 64. 000 dalers January 7 HMS Beagle anchors off the Chonos Archipelago. January 30 Unsuccessful assassination attempt against President Andrew Jackson in the United States Cap, he produced a drama titled Chatterton, based on the life of Thomas ChattertonThomas Chatterton ( November 20, 1752 August 24, 1770) was an English poet, remembered chiefly for his success as a forger of pseudo- medieval poetry, and for his suicide at the age of only seventeen. Childhood Chatterton was born at Bristol where the off, and which is considered to be one of the best of the French romantic dramas. It made de Vigny famous and for a while, he was seen as Victor HugoVictor Hugo ( February 26, 1802 May 22, 1885) was a French author, the most important of the Romantic authors in the French language. His major works include the novels The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Les Miserables and a large body of poetry. Life and wo's literary rival.
Although Alfred de Vigny gained success as a writer, he experienced several personal setbacks. The Académie françaiseThe Academie francaise (French Academy) is the pre-eminent French learned body on matters pertaining to the French language. The Academie, limited to forty members, has the task of acting as an official authority on the language, even though it has no enf rejected his application for membership five times and for several years he became a near recluse until the Académie finally accepted him in 1845Events January 29 The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe is published for the first time New York Evening Mirror . March 1 President John Tyler signs a bill authorizing the United States to annex the Republic of Texas. March 3 Florida is admitted as the 27th U., almost twenty five years after his first poems were published and ten years after the publication of Chatterton.
Alfred de Vigny died in Paris on September 17, 1863, a few months after the passing of his wife, Lydia Bunbury, and is interred in the Cimetière de Montmartre, Paris, France.
Several of his works were published posthumously.