Art ought never to be considered except in its relations with its ideal beauty. art & beauty
But it is the province of religion, of philosophy, of pure poetry only, to go beyond life, beyond time, into eternity. poetry & religion
Alfred de Vigny Novelist
- Gender: Male
- Citizenship: France
- Born: Mar 27, 1797
- Died: Sep 17, 1863
Alfred Victor de Vigny (27 March 1797 - 17 September 1863) was a French poet, playwright, and novelist.
Alfred de Vigny was born in Loches (a town to which he never returned) into an aristocratic family. His father was an aged veteran of the Seven Years' War who died before Vigny's 20th birthday; his mother, twenty years younger, was a strong-willed woman who was inspired by Rousseau and took responsibility herself for Vigny's early education.
As was the case for every noble family, the French Revolution diminished the family's circumstances considerably. After Napoléon's defeat at Waterloo, a Bourbon, Louis XVIII, the brother of Louis XVI, was restored to power. In 1814, Vigny enrolled in one of the privileged aristocratic companies of the Maison du Roi.