Elizabeth Harlan
- Published in print:
- 2004
- Published Online:
- October 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780300104172
- eISBN:
- 9780300130560
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Yale University Press
- DOI:
- 10.12987/yale/9780300104172.003.0018
- Subject:
- Literature, European Literature
This chapter focuses on how George Sand made the acquaintance of Alfred de Musset at a dinner party in honor of Francois Buloz and a group of his authors. The second son of an aristocratic Parisian ...
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This chapter focuses on how George Sand made the acquaintance of Alfred de Musset at a dinner party in honor of Francois Buloz and a group of his authors. The second son of an aristocratic Parisian family, Alfred de Musset was a rising star in the Parisian literary galaxy at only twenty-three. His father had died the previous year, leaving Musset emotionally vulnerable despite his newly acquired title of viscount. In response to the flattering lines he wrote to Sand following their meeting, she sent Musset a copy of Indiana. Several days later, Musset wrote her an impassioned, praise-filled poem titled “After Reading Indiana”; soon he was sending notes pressing the illustrious author for further meetings.Less
This chapter focuses on how George Sand made the acquaintance of Alfred de Musset at a dinner party in honor of Francois Buloz and a group of his authors. The second son of an aristocratic Parisian family, Alfred de Musset was a rising star in the Parisian literary galaxy at only twenty-three. His father had died the previous year, leaving Musset emotionally vulnerable despite his newly acquired title of viscount. In response to the flattering lines he wrote to Sand following their meeting, she sent Musset a copy of Indiana. Several days later, Musset wrote her an impassioned, praise-filled poem titled “After Reading Indiana”; soon he was sending notes pressing the illustrious author for further meetings.
