Reading today of 'Notre-Dame de Paris'

This article attempts to show that Victor Hugo, in Notre-Dame de Paris, actualizes the Middle Ages by reworking the significance of the historical dynamic. First, we explain that the romantic writer tries to revive the medieval past preserved by ancient monuments and to create thereby a link between Architecture and Literacy. Afterwards, we'll see how Hugo gives a convincing form to his Middle Ages, by rooting it a contemporary discourse. We want to show how the romantic poet superimposes historical moments in order to represent an age of transition.