Setting

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

by Victor Hugo

The Hunchback of Notre Dame: Setting 1 key example

Definition of Setting

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Setting
Explanation and Analysis:

Like the Parisian crown jewel that is its namesake, The Hunchback of Notre Dame places the French city at its forefront. Situating his work in 15th-century Paris, Hugo arguably makes the city itself as central of a character as any Phoebus or Paquette.