One of the founders of literary realism and the serial novel, Honore de Balzac (1799–1850) was a prolific writer who produced more than a hundred novels, plays and short stories during his career. With its dramatic plots and memorable characters, Balzac´s fiction has enthralled generations of readers. ´La Comedie humaine´, the vast collection of works in which he strove to document every aspect of nineteenth-century French society, has influenced writers from Flaubert, Zola and Proust to Dostoevsky and Oscar Wilde. This Companion provides a critical reappraisal of Balzac, combining studies of his major novels with guidance on the key narrative and thematic features of his writing. Twelve chapters by world-leading specialists encompass a wide spectrum of topics such as the representation of history, philosophy and religion, the plight of the struggling artist, gender and sexuality, and Balzac´s depiction of the creative process itself.
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501 |
| Ширина упаковки: |
1 |
| Высота упаковки: |
1 |
| Глубина упаковки: |
1 |
| Автор на обложке: |
Owen Heathcote, Andrew Watts |
| Издательство: |
Cambridge University Press |
| ISBN: |
9781107691285 |
| Год выпуска: |
2017 |
| Количество страниц: |
246 |
