Alfred Demusset
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About
French poet, playwright, and novelist of the Romantic era. His poetry collections include Un Spectacle dans un fauteuil and Contes d'Espagne et d'Italie; his plays include Le Chandelier and Bettine.
Before Fame
His mother hosted high-brow Parisian society events; meanwhile, the young de Musset entertained himself by staging impromptu theatrical performances.
Trivia
He died of heart failure, a condition that was further complicated by his alcoholism. One symptom of his aortic trouble was a strange bobbing of his head, an indicator that came to be known in medicine as "de Musset's sign."
Family Life
His autobiographical novel, La Confession d'un Enfant du Siecle, details his two-year love affair with French writer Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupi (better known by the famous pen name of George Sand).
Associated With
Fellow French poet Arthur Rimbaud heavily criticized de Musset's work.
