Preserving the Provinces: Small Town and Countryside in the Work of Honoré de Balzac

By: Watts, Andrew

Though famed for his vivid depictions of nineteenth-century Paris, Honor de Balzac devoted as much of his creative energy to the provinces. This book examines the way in which he combined a theatrical tradition of anti-provincial satire with a more open celebration of French provincial life in the post-Revolutionary period. Ranging widely over texts from both within and outside La Com die humaine , the author analyses Balzac's determination to invest...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3039105833
• ISBN13: 9783039105830
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publis
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"