about the quoted person:French Romantic poet and playwright, remembered for his poetry. Much influenced by Shakespeare and Schiller, Alfred de Musset wrote the first modern dramas in the French language.he was born in Paris. Musset began his career as a poet and dramatist in 1828 with the publication of a ballad called 'A Dream'. His first collection of poems, 'CONTES D'ESPAGNE ET D'ITALIE', appeared in 1829. The work won the approval of Victor Hugo, who accepted him in his Romantic literary circle Cénacle. Musset's following works showed the influence of Lord Byron. In 1830, at the invitation of the director of the Théâtre de l'Odeon, Musset wrote 'LA NUIT VÉNETIENNE', the first of his plays to be produced.
In 1833 Musset met George Sand, and started an intense relationship with her. His autobiographical work, 'LA CONFESSION D'UN ENFANT DU SIÈCLE' (1835), is a fictionalized account of the affair, and reflects the mal du siècle, the disillusioned moral atmosphere in the period of strife between liberals and monarchists. In 1834 Musset visited Venice with Sand, and they both became dangerously ill. Sand fell in love with her physician, and Musset returned alone to France. This stormy year inspired his plays 'ON NE BADINE PAS AVEC L'AMOUR' and 'LORENZACCIO', which is sometimes considered his finest drama. 'POÉSIES NOUVELLES' (1836-52) included 'Les Nuits', the series of lyrics for which Musset is best-known.after 1840s Musset's literary production as a dramatist diminished. In 1845 he was named a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, and from the late 1840s his plays started to enjoy success on the French stage. Musset's later works include the patriotic song 'Le Rhin Allemand', and the popular comedy 'IL FAUT QU'UNE PORTE SOIT OUVERTE OU FERMÉE' (1845).
He died in Paris on May 2, 1857. Nowadays Musset's popularity is second only to Racine and Moliere. Musset had a profound grasp of the psychology of love and his portraits of women were multidimensional.
By this quote de Musset expresses the idea that great artists write in a universal language and are not bound to a specific country.
