Author: Honoré de BalzacPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 572
Book Description
La Comédie Humaine
Author: Honoré de BalzacVivian Grey; The English Comédie Humaine, In Two Volumes
Author: Benjamin DisraeliPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3387332262
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.
The English Comédie Humaine
Author: English Comédie Humaine
Author: Comédie Humaine
Author: Honoré de BalzacThe English Comedie Humaine
Author: Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of BeaconsfieldPublisher: IndyPublish.com
ISBN: 9781421905280
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
The English Comédie Humaine
Author: Honoré de Balzac: The Complete 'Human Comedy' Cycle (100+ Works) (Book Center)
Author: Honoré de BalzacPublisher: Oregan Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 17846
Book Description
The Human Comedy (French: La Comédie Humaine) is the title of Honoré de Balzac's multi-volume collection of interlinked novels and stories depicting French society in the period of the Restoration (1815-1830) and the July Monarchy (1830–1848). It consists of 91 finished works (stories, novels or analytical essays) and 46 unfinished works (some of which exist only as titles). It does not include Balzac's five theatrical plays or his collection of humorous tales, the "Contes drolatiques" (1832–37). The title of the series is usually considered an allusion to Dante's Divine Comedy; while Ferdinand Brunetière, the famous French literary critic, suggests that it may stem from poems by Alfred de Musset or Alfred de Vigny. While Balzac sought the comprehensive scope of Dante, his title indicates the worldly, human concerns of a realist novelist. The stories are placed in a variety of settings, with characters reappearing in multiple stories. Notable works included in the 'Human Comedy': - The Purse - Domestic Bliss - The Imaginary Mistress - A Daughter Of Eve - Honorine - Beatrix - Gobseck - A Woman Of Thirty - Old Goriot (Father Goriot) - Colonel Chabert - A Marriage Contract - Another Study Of Woman - Ursule Mirouet - Eugenie Grandet - The Vicar Of Tours - The Illustrious Gaudissart - Cesar Birotteau - Sarrasine - Cousin Bette (Cousin Betty) - The Girl With The Golden Eyes - The Chouans - Z. Marcas ...
Theatre in Balzac's La Comédie Humaine
Author: Linzy Erika DickinsonPublisher: Rodopi
ISBN: 9789042005495
Category : The human comedy (Balzac) Toneel
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
This study of Balzac's work examines theater in La Comedie humaine both as a theme in itself and for its influence on Balzac's techniques and modes of presentation in his novels, and demonstrates the symbiotic influence of novel and stage on Balzac's work as a playwright and novelist. Gives an account of his experience in theater, and examines the history of his portrayal of the theater world and how this portrayal serves his narrative purpose. Demonstrates how and why Balzac relies on the theater for metaphor and expressive devices, and shows how he brought scrutiny of the capitalist ethos to the stage. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR
A Daughter of Eve
Author: Honoré de BalzacPublisher: Standard Ebooks
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 155
Book Description
Marie-Angélique and Marie-Eugénie are two sisters raised in a very strict household, who marry very different men: the former a cutthroat banker, the latter a man who has given his wife everything she needs save money, but who lacks any adventure in his spirit. In short, he’s boring. This leads Marie-Eugénie to make some bad decisions, and it will take quick thinking and bold action if she is to be saved from certain disaster. Although one of Balzac’s shorter novels, A Daughter of Eve is full of the richly-drawn characters that are his hallmark, and demonstrates less of the cynicism that is common in his Human Comedy. This book is part of the Standard Ebooks project, which produces free public domain ebooks.