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6 unusual facts about 1837 in literature


Gregor Wilhelm Nitzsch

In the later part of the same series of discussions (1837), and in his chief work (Die Sagenpoesie der Griechen, 1852), he investigated the structure of the Homeric poems, and their relation to the other epics of the Trojan cycle.

Le Chef-d'œuvre inconnu

It appeared again later in the same year under the title "Catherine Lescault, conte fantastique." It was published in Balzac's Études philosophiques in 1837 and was integrated into the La Comédie humaine in 1846.

Le Mulâtre

It is written in French and was published in the Revue des Colonies in March of 1837.

Les Voix intérieures

Les Voix intérieures is a collection of poems by Victor Hugo published in 1837.

Peter the Great's Negro

Written in 1827-1828 and first published in 1837, the novel is the first prose work of the great Russian poet.

Prosper Mérimée

La Vénus d'Ille (1837) - a fantastic horror tale of a bronze statue that seemingly comes to life.



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