1810-1857. French poet and playwright. He
achieved success with the volume of poems
Contes d'Espagne et d'Italie/Stories of Spain
and Italy 1829. His Confession d'un enfant du
siecle/Confessions of a Child of the Century
1835 recounts his broken relationship with
George Sand. Born in Paris, he abandoned the
study of law and medicine to join the circle
of Victor Hugo. Most typical of his work are
the verse in Les Nuits/Nights 1835-37 and the
short plays Comedies et proverbes/Comedies
and Proverbs 1840.