This author expounded on the idea of the grotesque and the principles of Romanticism in the preface to his almost-unperformable play Cromwell. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this author who inspired a “Battle” named between Romantic and Classic drama with his play Hernani.
ANSWER: Victor Hugo [or Victor-Marie Hugo]
[10e] In this novel by Hugo, Monsieur Gillenormand complains about people watching performances of Hernani. The Romantic Jean Prouvaire appears in this novel in which Inspector Javert pursues Jean Valjean.
ANSWER: Les Misérables
[10m] This author preceded the debut of Hernani with his Romantic play Henry III and His Court. This author wrote a novel in which the title character is imprisoned in the Château d’If (“deef”).
ANSWER: Alexandre Dumas [or Alexandre Dumas, père; reject “Alexandre Dumas, fils”] (The novel is The Count of Monte Cristo.)
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