#lm 5.2

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Astonishing Things: The Drawings of Victor Hugo

Back to hugoposting. Some things I thought were cool from the exhibit:

The Art Lover, 1834. He did caricatures at parties and sometimes left them on his kids’ beds while they were sleeping, which is just fucking cute.

A Visiting Card For The New Year, Guernsey, 1 January 1856. He had a penchant for putting his name/initials completely unmissably in the foreground.

The Shade of the Manchineel Tree (Notes from a Trip to the Pyrenees and Spain), 1856. Manchineel trees are mentioned in LM 2.2.3 — “You must not go to sleep, either in the shadow of a manchineel tree, or in the shadow of an army.”

Ship in a Storm, 1875. I just love how small the ship is. There’s a lot about ships in Les Mis, and in the same chapter as above he describes the absolute powerlessness of a ship against the immensity of the ocean, and you can really fucking see that in this picture.

The Bowels of Leviathan, 1866. Hugo did not come up with this title, which is taken from the title of LM 5.2. Anyway. Sewers.

From Les Travailleurs de la Mer (The Toilers of the Sea).

Octopus and slightly more hench Octopus, 1864-69.

Ecce Lex, 1854. ‘Behold the Law’, inspired by the execution of the murderer John Tapner, which Hugo had attempted to prevent.

The Town of Vianden Seen through a Spider’s Web, 1871. A really cool framing device. Hugo loves the interplay between the minute and the immense.

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Round 5, Matchup 12: V.i.5 vs V.ii

Which chapter title do you prefer?

What Horizon is Visible from the Top of the Barricade

The Intestine of the Leviathan

Voting ended onOct 29, 2025

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Round 3, Matchup 50: V.i.1 vs V.ii

V.i.1: The Charybdis of the Faubourg Saint-Antoine and the Scylla of the Faubourg du Temple

V.ii: The Intestine of the Leviathan

Which chapter title do you prefer?

V.i.1

V.ii

Voting ended onJul 29, 2025

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Round 1, Matchup 86: II.iii.1 vs V.ii

Which chapter title do you prefer?

The Issue of Water at Montfermeil

The Intestine of the Leviathan

Voting ended onMay 2, 2025

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Round 2, Matchup 94: IV.x.1 vs V.ii

Which chapter title do you prefer?

The Surface of the Question

The Intestine of the Leviathan

Voting ended onJun 25, 2025

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V.ii.4 Détails ignorés

Which is your favorite translation of this chapter title?

Details Ignored

Concealed Details

Details But Little Known

Unknown Details

Details Nobody Knows

Voting ended onMar 27, 2025

In perhaps one of the funniest translation goofs, it appears (at least going by the Gutenberg version) that Hapgood did not translate this title? Détails ignorés indeed. I believe @blatherby found “Bruneseau’s Visit” in an edited printing, which doesn’t seem fitting either and may be a later emendation to fill in this gap.

Details Ignored: Wilbour

Concealed Details: Wraxall

[error 404 title not found]: Hapgood

Details But Little Known: Gray

Unknown Details: Denny, FMA, Donougher

Details Nobody Knows: Rose

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V.ii l’Intestin de Léviathan

Which is your favorite translation of this chapter title?

The Intestine of Leviathan

The Intestine of the Leviathan

The Entrails of the Monster

Leviathan's Bowels

The Bowels of Leviathan

Voting ended onMar 26, 2025

The Intestine of Leviathan: Wilbour, Wraxall, FMA

The Intestine of the Leviathan: Hapgood, Gray

The Entrails of the Monster: Denny

Leviathan's Bowels: Rose

The Bowels of Leviathan: Donougher

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V.ii.1 La terre appauvrie par la mer

Which is your favorite translation of this chapter title?

The Earth Impoverished by the Sea

The Land Impoverished by the Sea

Land Impoverished By the Sea

Voting ended onMar 27, 2025

The Earth Impoverished by the Sea: Wilbour, Wraxall, Gray, FMA

The Land Impoverished by the Sea: Hapgood, Donougher

Land Impoverished By the Sea: Denny, Rose