Author: Honoré de BalzacPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
The Unknown Masterpiece
Author: Honoré de BalzacPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
The Unknown Masterpiece
Author: Honoré de BalzacThe Unknown Masterpiece (Le Chef-d'ouevre Inconnu) and Other Stories
Author: Honoré de BalzacThe Unknown Masterpiece and Other Stories
Author: Honoré BalzacPublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486159094
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
Three of the author’s most highly regarded stories, newly translated: the title story, "An Episode During the Terror," and "Facino Cane."
The Unknown Masterpiece and Other Stories
Author: Honoré de BalzacPublisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 9780486406497
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
Five of the author's most highly regarded stories, newly translated, appear in this choice collection: the title story, an examination of the conflict between an artist's commitment to his work and his obligations to others; "An Episode During the Terror," a contrast of material poverty and spiritual riches; "Facino Cane" a cautionary tale of how a passion for gold led to a fall from grace. Included also are "The Revolutionary Conscript" and "A Passion in the Desert." Excellent introduction to Balzac's work.
The Unknown Masterpiece and Other Stories
Author: Honore de BalzacPublisher: Digireads.com Publishing
ISBN: 9781420947519
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
The Unknown Masterpiece
Author: Honoré de BalzacPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Le Chef-d'oeuvre inconnu" (English: "The Unknown Masterpiece") is a short story by Honoré de Balzac. It was first published in the newspaper L'Artiste with the title "Maître Frenhofer" (English: "Master Frenhofer") in August 1831. It appeared again later in the same year under the title "Catherine Lescault, conte fantastique". It was published in Balzac's Études philosophiques in 1837 and was integrated into La Comédie humaine in 1846. The work is separated into two chapters: "Gillette" and "Catherine Lescault". "Le Chef-d'oeuvre inconnu" is a reflection on art, and has had an important influence on modernist artists. Unlike most other stories in La Comédie humaine, this is set in the 17th century, in the year 1612. Of the three artists depicted in this story, Poussin and Porbus were real artists of the 17th century. Frenhofer is a purely fictional character. In the case of Porbus, Balzac used the gallicized version of the surname of Frans Pourbus. Paul Cézanne strongly identified with Frenhofer, once saying "Frenhofer, c'est moi" (I am Frenhofer). Critic Jon Kear argues that Cézanne's own attempts to paint the nude were heavily influenced by Balzac's portrayal of Frenhofer's work. In 1927, Ambroise Vollard asked Picasso to illustrate "Le Chef-d'oeuvre inconnu". Picasso was fascinated by the text and identified with Frenhofer so much that he moved to the rue des Grands-Augustins in Paris where Balzac located Porbus' studio. There he painted his own masterpiece, Guernica. Picasso lived here during World War II. Sidney Peterson's 1949 avant-garde film Mr Frenhofer and the Minotaur was based on the link between the short story and the work of Picasso. It draws on Picasso's Minotauromachy, bringing Picasso's work to life with the characters of Gillette, Poussin and Porbus participating. "Le Chef-d'oeuvre inconnu" inspired the film La Belle Noiseuse by Jacques Rivette (1991). (wikipedia.org)
The Quest of the Absolute and Other Stories
Author: Honoré de BalzacPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Drama, Vautrin, The resources of Quinola, and other stories
Author: Honoré de BalzacPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : French drama
Languages : en
Pages : 804
Book Description
Author: Honoré de Balzac