; Petit Paul ; Fonction du l'enfant ; Question sociale) XXIV. Là-haut XXV. Les Montagnes (Désintéressement) XXVI. Le Temple XXVII. À L'Homme XXVIII. Abîme Last Series The New Series had been advertised with the following message: « Le complément de la Légende des siècles sera prochainement publié, à moins que la fin de l'auteur n'arrive avant la fin du livre. » ("The conclusion to the Legend will be published shortly, provided that it is not preceded by the conclusion to the author.") On 9 June 1883 the fifth and last tome of La Légende des Siècles was published with the subtitle série complémentaire (see 1883 in poetry). Critics who claimed that the "anticlericalism" and "glibness" were evidence of the bitterness of age were mistaken: in fact, Hugo's cerebral edema of June 1878 had already essentially put an end to his work as a writer, and most of the contents dated from long before. It is probable, but not certain, that he had intended to write new poems. For example, La Vision de Dante (written in 1853) was initially intended for Châtiments, and Les Quatre Jours d'Elciis (written in 1857) was bumped forward from both the First and the New Series, the prologue dating from perhaps 1880. This assemblage of poems with little narrative drive, alternating dark and bright visions, gives the impression of a contemplative and intemporal epilogue, very different from what came before. Contents Je ne me sentais plus vivant I. Les Grandes Lois II. Voix basses dans les ténèbres III. Je me penchai IV. Mansétude des anciens juges V. L'Échafaud VI. Inferi VII. Les quatre jours d'Elciis VIII. Les paysans au bord de la mer IX. Les esprits X. Le Bey outragé XI. La chanson des doreurs de proues XII. Ténèbres XIII. L'Amour XIV. Rupture avec ce qui amoindrit XV. Les paroles de mon oncle XVI. Victorieux ou mort XVII. Le cercle des tyrans XVIII. Paroles de Géant XIX. Quand le Cid XX. La vision de Dante XXI. Dieu fait les questions XXII. Océan XXIII. Ô Dieu, l'œuvre va plus loin que notre rêve Collected edition In September 1883, several months after the appearance of the Last Series, a "complete" edition was issued in which the three series are mixed together and reorganised according to a more or less chronological plan. No one is entirely sure how close this comes to Hugo's original vision. It is not impossible