Author: David Daniel WalterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
The Influence of Honoré de Balzac's Splendeurs Et Misères Des Coutisances and La Fille Aux Yeaux D'or on William Faulkner's Absolom, Absalom!
Author: David Daniel WalterThe Girl With the Golden Eyes
Author: Honore Honore De BalzacPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781539092902
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
The Girl with the Golden EyesBy Honore De BalzacLa Fille aux yeux d'or (English: The Girl With the Golden Eyes) is a novella by Honor� de Balzac. It is the third part of the Thirteen series, which includes the short stories Ferragus and La Duchesse de Langeais. It is also part of his La Com�die humaine novel sequence.The story follows the decadent heir Henri de Marsay, who becomes enamored of the titular beauty, Paquita Valdes, and plots to seduce her. He succeeds but becomes disillusioned when he discovers she is also involved with another lover and so plots to murder her. When he arrives to kill her, he discovers that she is already dead by the hand of her lover, his half-sister. She declares that Paquita came from a land where women are no more than chattels, able to be bought and used in any way. In the last lines of the story, de Marsay tells a friend that the girl has died of "something to do with the heart."
The Girl With the Golden Eyes
Author: Honore de BalzacPublisher: The Floating Press
ISBN: 1775451771
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
Settle in for a titillating tale of illicit passion, romantic entanglement, and murder. Honore de Balzac's novella The Girl With the Golden Eyes highlights the French writer's skillful ability to convey truths about the darker nature of humanity through perfectly wrought details and observations. A must-read for fans of classic European literature, or for readers who love a healthy dose of psychological complexity with their mysteries.
Splendors and Miseries of Courtesans
Author: Honore De BalzacPublisher:
ISBN: 9781434422477
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
The Girl with the Golden Eyes
Author: Honoré De BalzacPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781981633050
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
The story follows the decadent heir Henri de Marsay, who becomes enamored of the eponymous beauty, Paquita Valdes, and plots to seduce her. He succeeds but becomes disillusioned when he discovers she is also involved with another lover and so plots to murder her. When he arrives to kill her, he discovers that she is already dead by the hand of her lover, his half-sister. She declares that Paquita came from a land where women are no more than chattels, able to be bought and used in any way. In the last lines of the story, de Marsay tells a friend that the girl has died of "something to do with the heart."
The Girl with the Golden Eyes
Author: Honoré de BalzacPublisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781514821824
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
The Girl with the Golden Eyes - La Fille aux yeux d'or by Honore De Balzac. Translated by Ellen Marriage. La Fille aux yeux d'or (English: The Girl With the Golden Eyes) is a novella by Honore de Balzac. It is the third part of the Thirteen series, which includes the short stories Ferragus and La Duchesse de Langeais. It is also part of his La Comedie humaine novel sequence. The story follows the decadent heir Henri de Marsay, who becomes enamored of the titular beauty, Paquita Valdes, and plots to seduce her. He succeeds but becomes disillusioned when he discovers she is also involved with another lover and so plots to murder her. When he arrives to kill her, he discovers that she is already dead by the hand of her lover, his half-sister. She declares that Paquita came from a land where women are no more than chattels, able to be bought and used in any way. In the last lines of the story, de Marsay laughingly tells a friend that the girl has died of consumption.
Scenes from a Courtesan's Life - Scholar's Choice Edition
Author: Honore De BalzacPublisher: Scholar's Choice
ISBN: 9781298055958
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 586
Book Description
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Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes
Author: Honoré de BalzacPublisher: Editions Garnier
ISBN: 9782737002403
Category : French fiction
Languages : fr
Pages : 751
Book Description
The Girl with the Golden Eyes
Author: Honore de BalzacPublisher:
ISBN: 9781689944847
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
La Fille aux yeux d'or (English: The Girl With the Golden Eyes) is a novella by Honor� de Balzac. It is the third part of the Thirteen series, which includes the short stories Ferragus and La Duchesse de Langeais. It is also part of his La Com�die humaine novel sequence.
The Girl with Golden Eyes - Honore de Balzac
Author: Honore De BalzacPublisher: Book Jungle
ISBN: 9781604246056
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
The Girl with the Golden Eyes is part of the History of the Thirteen trilogy written by Honora de Balzac. Balzac was the first writer to write about the social scene France. The introduction tells of urban and economic life in Paris. The story is set is a fine mansion on the Rue Saint-Lazare, where a man becomes obsessed with a beautiful woman. The paradoxical twists in this story come to a conclusion with a wrenching finality.