Alfred de Musset | |
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![]() Musset painted by Charles Landelle | |
Born | Alfred Louis Charles de Musset-Pathay 11 December 1810 Paris, France |
Died | 2 May 1857 Paris, France | (aged 46)
Occupation | Poet, dramatist |
Literary movement | Romanticism |
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Alfred Louis Charles de Musset-Pathay (French: [al.fʁɛd də my.sɛ]; 11 December 1810 – 2 May 1857) was a French dramatist, poet, and novelist.[1][2] Along with his poetry, he is known for writing the autobiographical novel La Confession d'un enfant du siècle (The Confession of a Child of the Century).[2]