In reaction to some of the excesses of French romanticism, Augier (in addition to François Ponsard) had become one of the leaders of a movement in which a primary aim was the restoration of classical subjects to French drama.
Som en reaktion mot extravagansen i den franska romanticismen hade Augier (tillsammans med François Ponsard) blivit en av rörelsens ledare vars primära mål var att återupprätta det de klassiska ämnena i fransk dramatik.