Download or read book Balzac as Lover written by Henry Bordeaux and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Balzac written by Francis Henry Gribble and published by . This book was released on 1935 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Physiology of Marriage and Pierre Grassou written by Honore De Balzac and published by Cosimo, Inc.. This book was released on 2005-12-01 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who is the husband who can now sleep quietly beside his young and pretty consort, after learning that at least three bachelors are on the lookout to rob him; that, if they have not already encroached upon his property, they regard his bride as their legitimate prey, who, sooner or later, will fall victim to them, whether by force, by ruse, or by her own free will, and that it is impossible that, some day, they will not be victorious!-from "Meditation IV: On the Virtuous Woman""I am not deep," Honor de Balzac is reported have quipped, "but very wide." His satiric width is on full display in The Physiology of Marriage, a sociological essay on matrimony masquerading as a novel... or is it a novel masquerading as a sociological essay on matrimony? Bold and cynical-or so his contemporaries perceived-this 1829 work is startling modern in its spirit and approach, a dryly witty expose of the underlying tensions of the enduring battle of the sexes.Also in this volume: Balzac's short tale "Pierre Grassou," an 1840 story about a terrible painter who uses marriage to the daughter of a wealthy art collector as a stepping stone to success.French writer HONOR DE BALZAC (1799-1850) is generally credited with the invention of realism in fiction, and his novels are considered among the greatest ever written in any language. His grand La Com die Humaine consists of a vast array of novels and short stories depicting French society of his time, among them Louis Lambert (1832), Les Illusions perdues (1837), and La Cousine Bette (1847).
Download or read book Balzac written by Francis Gribble and published by . This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a new release of the original 1930 edition.
Download or read book Love in a Mask Or Imprudence and Happiness written by Honoré de Balzac and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Balzac s Lives written by Peter Brooks and published by New York Review of Books. This book was released on 2020-10-06 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enter the mind of French literary giant Honoré de Balzac through a study of nine of his greatest characters and the novels they inhabit. Balzac's Lives illuminates the writer's life, era, and work in a completely original way. Balzac, more than anyone, invented the nineteenth-century novel, and Oscar Wilde went so far as to say that Balzac had invented the nineteenth century. But it was above all through the wonderful, unforgettable, extravagant characters that Balzac dreamed up and made flesh—entrepreneurs, bankers, inventors, industrialists, poets, artists, bohemians of both sexes, journalists, aristocrats, politicians, prostitutes—that he brought to life the dynamic forces of an era that ushered in our own. Peter Brooks’s Balzac’s Lives is a vivid and searching portrait of a great novelist as revealed through the fictional lives he imagined.
Download or read book Love in a Mask Or Imprudence and Happiness written by Honoré de Balzac and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-06-03 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Love in a Mask" by Honoré de Balzac is a romance novel. The story revolves around a young charming Sixth Horse captain, Léon de Préval. One night, while attending a ball on Mardi Gras eve, he meets a well-dressed masked woman. She turns out to be a recent widow who's enjoying her freedom. The woman has a bad experience in married life. Léon tries to uncover her identity, but she won't let him. The two decide to meet a second time but the woman is again in a mask. For the third time, she agrees to meet one more time but only if he fulfills her conditions...
Download or read book The Love Letters of Honor de Balzac 1833 1842 written by and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Balzac s Omelette written by Anka Muhlstein and published by Other Press, LLC. This book was released on 2012-02-14 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Tell me where you eat, what you eat, and at what time you eat, and I will tell you who you are. ”This is the motto of Anka Muhlstein’s erudite and witty book about the ways food and the art of the table feature in Honoré de Balzac’s The Human Comedy. Balzac uses them as a connecting thread in his novels, showing how food can evoke character, atmosphere, class, and social climbing more suggestively than money, appearances, and other more conventional trappings. Full of surprises and insights, Balzac’s Omelet invites you to taste anew Balzac’s genius as a writer and his deep understanding of the human condition, its ambitions, its flaws, and its cravings.
Download or read book The Marriage Contract written by Honore de Balzac and published by 谷月社. This book was released on 2015-12-28 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CHAPTER I. PRO AND CON Monsieur de Manerville, the father, was a worthy Norman gentleman, well known to the Marechael de Richelieu, who married him to one of the richest heiresses of Bordeaux in the days when the old duke reigned in Guienne as governor. The Norman then sold the estate he owned in Bessin, and became a Gascon, allured by the beauty of the chateau de Lanstrac, a delightful residence owned by his wife. During the last days of the reign of Louis XV., he bought the post of major of the Gate Guards, and lived till 1813, having by great good luck escaped the dangers of the Revolution in the following manner. Toward the close of the year, 1790, he went to Martinque, where his wife had interests, leaving the management of his property in Gascogne to an honest man, a notary's clerk, named Mathias, who was inclined to—or at any rate did—give into the new ideas. On his return the Comte de Manerville found his possessions intact and well-managed. This sound result was the fruit produced by grafting the Gascon on the Norman. Madame de Manerville died in 1810. Having learned the importance of worldly goods through the dissipations of his youth, and, giving them, like many another old man, a higher place than they really hold in life, Monsieur de Manerville became increasingly economical, miserly, and sordid. Without reflecting that the avarice of parents prepares the way for the prodigalities of children, he allowed almost nothing to his son, although that son was an only child. Paul de Manerville, coming home from the college of Vendome in 1810, lived under close paternal discipline for three years. The tyranny by which the old man of seventy oppressed his heir influenced, necessarily, a heart and a character which were not yet formed. Paul, the son, without lacking the physical courage which is vital in the air of Gascony, dared not struggle against his father, and consequently lost that faculty of resistance which begets moral courage. His thwarted feelings were driven to the depths of his heart, where they remained without expression; later, when he felt them to be out of harmony with the maxims of the world, he could only think rightly and act mistakenly. He was capable of fighting for a mere word or look, yet he trembled at the thought of dismissing a servant,—his timidity showing itself in those contests only which required a persistent will. Capable of doing great things to fly from persecution, he would never have prevented it by systematic opposition, nor have faced it with the steady employment of force of will. Timid in thought, bold in actions, he long preserved that inward simplicity which makes a man the dupe and the voluntary victim of things against which certain souls hesitate to revolt, preferring to endure them rather than complain. He was, in point of fact, imprisoned by his father's old mansion, for he had not enough money to consort with young men; he envied their pleasures while unable to share them.
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Download or read book The Love Letters of Honor de Balzac 1833 1842 written by Honoré de Balzac and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Love L envers de L histoire Contemporaine written by Honoré de Balzac and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Physiology of Marriage written by Honoré de Balzac and published by Graphic Arts Books. This book was released on 2020-12-01 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Physiology of Marriage (1829) is a book length essay by French writer Honoré de Balzac. Written from the point of view of an author who has overheard scandalous conversations between two women, The Physiology of Marriage is both a critique of the institution of marriage and a satirical attempt to scientifically explain the cause and frequency of marital infidelity. The essay was an early success for Balzac, gaining him a reputation as a talented writer and creative critic of contemporary French society. The essay consists of a series of meditations that approach marriage through a variety of scientific, philosophical, and anecdotal methods. Arguing that marriage is an institution that runs counter to human nature, the author uses questionable mathematics to calculate the number of married women in France who are likely to seek out affairs in order to feel a passion denied to them. Describing the likely signs of marital infidelity—standoffishness, a change in dress, lack of romance—he claims that French men have grown far too accepting of their wives’ affairs. Rather than reject the institution altogether—he sees it as integral to upholding the social order—the author suggests that young women be allowed a certain amount of freedom to explore their romantic inclinations and to prepare themselves for the banality of married life. The Physiology of Marriage finds satire in treating seriously and scientifically the often hidden and always complex matters of the heart, as well as through its suggestion that women, not men, are to blame for the proliferation of infidelity in France. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Honoré de Balzac’s The Physiology of Marriage is a classic of French literature reimagined for modern readers.
Download or read book Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress written by Sijie Dai and published by Knopf Publishing Group. This book was released on 2001 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An enchanting literary debut—already an international best-seller. At the height of Mao’s infamous Cultural Revolution, two boys are among hundreds of thousands exiled to the countryside for “re-education.” The narrator and his best friend, Luo, guilty of being the sons of doctors, find themselves in a remote village where, among the peasants of Phoenix mountain, they are made to cart buckets of excrement up and down precipitous winding paths. Their meager distractions include a violin—as well as, before long, the beautiful daughter of the local tailor. But it is when the two discover a hidden stash of Western classics in Chinese translation that their re-education takes its most surprising turn. While ingeniously concealing their forbidden treasure, the boys find transit to worlds they had thought lost forever. And after listening to their dangerously seductive retellings of Balzac, even the Little Seamstress will be forever transformed. From within the hopelessness and terror of one of the darkest passages in human history, Dai Sijie has fashioned a beguiling and unexpected story about the resilience of the human spirit, the wonder of romantic awakening and the magical power of storytelling.
Download or read book Eve and David written by Honore de Balzac and published by Prabhat Prakashan. This book was released on 2016-05-25 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Immerse yourself in the timeless tale of love, ambition, and destiny with "Eve and David" by Honore de Balzac, translated by Ellen Marriage. Join Honore de Balzac as he crafts a captivating narrative that unfolds against the backdrop of 19th-century Paris. In this sweeping novel, Balzac weaves a tapestry of passion, betrayal, and redemption that will leave readers spellbound from beginning to end. Delve into the intricate plot points as Balzac introduces readers to Eve and David, two young lovers whose fates are intertwined by love and ambition. Through richly drawn characters and vivid storytelling, Balzac explores the complexities of human relationships and the pursuit of dreams. Uncover the themes and motifs that define "Eve and David," from the transformative power of love to the relentless pursuit of success and fortune. Balzac's exploration of these themes offers readers a glimpse into the inner workings of the human heart and the forces that drive us to greatness—or destruction. Experience the overall tone and mood of the novel, which oscillates between romance and tragedy, hope and despair. Balzac's evocative prose captures the essence of 19th-century Parisian life, immersing readers in a world of opulence, intrigue, and longing. Explore the critical reception of "Eve and David," which has garnered praise for its vivid characters, intricate plotting, and timeless themes. Balzac's novel has captivated readers for generations, earning its place as a classic of French literature. Designed for fans of historical romance and literary fiction, "Eve and David" offers a compelling exploration of love, ambition, and the human condition. Balzac's masterful storytelling transports readers to a bygone era, where passion and desire collide with the harsh realities of life. Set against the backdrop of a rapidly changing society, "Eve and David" invites readers to journey through the streets of Paris and into the hearts of its inhabitants. Balzac's vivid descriptions and keen observations bring the city to life, evoking a sense of nostalgia and longing for a time long past. Reflect on the personal resonance of "Eve and David" as Balzac's timeless tale of love and ambition prompts readers to examine their own desires and aspirations. Whether you're drawn to the romance, the intrigue, or the richly drawn characters, this novel offers something for everyone. Don't miss your chance to experience the magic of "Eve and David" by Honore de Balzac, translated by Ellen Marriage. Grab your copy now and prepare to be transported to a world of passion, longing, and the timeless pursuit of love.
