Quasimodo (/ ˌkwɒzɪˈmoʊdoʊ / KWOZ-im-OH-doh, UK also / ˌkwɔːz -/ KWAWZ-; from Quasimodo Sunday) [1] is the titular protagonist of the French novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (1831) by Victor Hugo. Born with numerous deformities, most notably a hunched back, Quasimodo serves as the bell-ringer for Notre Dame cathedral in fifteenth century Paris. Although his appearance causes others ...
Quasimodo is a young man with a hunchback who lives inside Notre Dame and works as the cathedral’s bell-ringer. Quasimodo is abandoned by his parents as a baby and swapped for the beautiful infant Esmeralda when Esmeralda’s mother leaves her unsupervised. Quasimodo is then put up for adoption in Paris and taken in by Claude Frollo, a young priest who later becomes the Archdeacon of Notre ...
The novel's French title, Notre-Dame de Paris, refers to Notre-Dame Cathedral. Frederic Shoberl 's 1833 English translation was published as The Hunchback of Notre-Dame. This became the generally used title in English, referring to Quasimodo, Notre-Dame's bell-ringer. Victor Hugo was allegedly upset that this translation placed focus on only one character, seeing his novel as a broader plea ...
The Hunchback of Notre Dame, historical novel by Victor Hugo, originally published in French in 1831 as Notre-Dame de Paris (‘Our Lady of Paris’). Set in Paris during the 15th century, the novel centers on Quasimodo, the deformed bell ringer of Notre-Dame Cathedral, and his unrequited love.
At the age of 21, Francesco Ventriglia was chosen to dance the lead role of Quasimodo in a performance of Notre-Dame de Paris for the La Scala Ballet in Milan.
Quasimodo, title character, the deaf, pitiably ugly protagonist of Victor Hugo’s novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1831). He became a classic symbol of a courageous heart beneath a grotesque