Les contemplations vs Samson Agonistes: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Poetry
Les contemplations
Les Contemplations est un recueil de poésie de Victor Hugo, publié en 1856. Il est composé de 158 poèmes rassemblés en six livres. La plupart de ces poèmes ont été écrits entre 1841 et 1855, mais les poèmes les plus…
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Samson Agonistes
In 1796, William Hayley named John Milton the “greatest English author,” high praise considering Milton (1608-1674) lived during the Age of Shakespeare. Regardless of whether Milton is truly the greatest English author,…
The verdict
- Readers rate Les contemplations highest: Les contemplations 4.0 · Samson Agonistes 3.8.
- Samson Agonistes is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 8 for Les contemplations.
- Les contemplations has the widest readership — 4052 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Les contemplations | Samson Agonistes | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (4052) | 3.8 (3138) |
| Hardcover | 4.3 (7) | 4.0 (3) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (1) | — |
Reception
| Les contemplations | Samson Agonistes | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 4052 | 3138 |
| Editions | 60 | 60 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 3752 | 2104 |
| Reading it now | 303 | 24 |
| Written reviews | 144 | 168 |
| Wikipedia attention | 454 | 2478 |
| Pages | 457 | 170 |