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Une Double Famille
''Une double famille'' (''A Second Home'') is a lengthy short story by Honoré de Balzac. The story first appeared in 1830 under the title ''La femme vertueuse'' (''The Virtuous Woman''). It was subsequently published in 1832 by Mame et Delaunay as part of Balzac's ''Scènes de la vie privée'' (''Scenes from Private Life''). In 1835, it appeared, in an edition by Madame Béchet, in the collection ''Études de mœurs'' (''Studies of Manners''). The novel only acquired its present title in 1842, when the fifth edition appeared in Volume I of the ''Scenes from Private Life'', which was also the first volume of Balzac's ''La Comédie humaine''. The novel comprises two parts, two stories, which are really two sides of the same story. The plot revolves around an act of adultery - a double life, a second family - which is in some sense justified. From the beginning, the setting recalls the atmosphere of Balzac's '' Ferragus''. In a squalid house, in a sordid neighbourhood, an old woman o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honoré De Balzac
Honoré de Balzac ( , more commonly , ; born Honoré Balzac;Jean-Louis Dega, La vie prodigieuse de Bernard-François Balssa, père d'Honoré de Balzac : Aux sources historiques de La Comédie humaine, Rodez, Subervie, 1998, 665 p. 20 May 1799 – 18 August 1850) was a French novelist and playwright. The novel sequence ''La Comédie humaine'', which presents a panorama of post-Napoleonic French life, is generally viewed as his '' magnum opus''. Owing to his keen observation of detail and unfiltered representation of society, Balzac is regarded as one of the founders of realism in European literature. He is renowned for his multi-faceted characters; even his lesser characters are complex, morally ambiguous and fully human. Inanimate objects are imbued with character as well; the city of Paris, a backdrop for much of his writing, takes on many human qualities. His writing influenced many famous writers, including the novelists Émile Zola, Charles Dickens, Marcel Proust, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Édouard Toudouze
Édouard Toudouze (1848-1907) was a French painter, illustrator, and decorative artist. Biography Toudouze was born to an artistically accomplished family. His father, , was an architect and engraver. His mother, Adele-Anaïs Colin Toudouze, Adèle-Anaïs Colin (1822-1899), a well known illustrator, was the daughter of Alexandre-Marie Colin and a descendant of Jean-Baptiste Greuze. In addition, his aunt was the illustrator Héloïse Colin, Héloïse Colin Leloir, his uncle the painter , and his cousins the illustrators Maurice Leloir and Alexandre-Louis Leloir.Brief biography @ Rehs Galleries. His sister Isabelle Toudouze (1850-1907) was also a painter, and his brother was a novelist. After studying at the Collège Sainte-Barbe in Paris, he served an apprenticeship with Isidore Pils. After brief studies at the École de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Comédie Humaine
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La Vendetta (Balzac)
''La Vendetta'' (''The Vendetta'') is a novel by the French writer Honoré de Balzac. It is the eighth of the ''Scènes de la vie privée'' (''Scenes of Private Life'') in La Comédie humaine. The novel was first published in 1830 by Mame et Delaunay-Vallée. In 1842 it appeared in the first Furne edition of ''La Comédie humaine''. ''La Vendetta'' was the fourth work in Volume 1, making it the fourth of the ''Scènes de la vie privée''. Balzac may have been inspired to write ''La Vendetta'' by Prosper Mérimée, whose novel ''Mateo Falcone'', which was serialized by the ''Revue de Paris'' in 1829, also deals with the subject of Corsican vengeance and family honour. History The manuscript of ''La Vendetta'', which is preserved in the Lovenjoul Collection of the Institut de France in Paris, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Paix Du Ménage
''La Paix du ménage'' (''Domestic Bliss'') is a French short story by Honoré de Balzac, which was first published by Mame et Delaunay-Vallée in 1830 as one of the author's ''Scènes de la vie privée'' (''Scenes from Private Life''). It was republished in 1842 as part of Furne's edition of Balzac's ''La Comédie humaine''. Dedicated to the author's ''dear niece, Valentine Surville'', this vivid and incisive novella is constructed like a classical French play, observing the three unities of time (an hour), place (a ball) and subject (the seduction of a young woman). Contrary to what the title might lead one to expect, the work is not concerned with the married life of the French bourgeoisie; it is, rather, a scintillating depiction of high society under the First Empire. Plot The Comte de Gondreville hosts an ostentatious ball in his stately mansion. Among the guests is an unknown woman in a blue dress. She is discreet and bashful, and clearly at odds with the arrogance and ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferragus (novel)
''Ferragus''''Note'' occasionally one may see the name misspellein old English editions as "Farragus"/ref> (Full title: ''Ferragus, chef des Dévorants''; English: ''Ferragus, Chief of the Devorants'') is an 1833 novel by French people, French author Honoré de Balzac (1799–1850) and included in the ''Scènes de la vie parisienne'' section of his novel sequence ''La Comédie humaine''. It is part of his trilogy ''Histoire des treize'': ''Ferragus'' is the first part, the second is ''La Duchesse de Langeais'' and the third is ''The Girl with the Golden Eyes''. ''Ferragus'' first appeared in the ''Revue de Paris'' and was then published by the firm Charles-Béchet. Plot The novel is set around the year 1820. Auguste de Maulincour, a young cavalry officer, walking in a Parisian district of ill repute, sees from afar a young married woman, Clemence, with whom he is secretly in love. He sees her enter a house of ill repute. The young married woman is widely recognized in Parisian so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Une Ténébreuse Affaire
''Une ténébreuse affaire'' (English "A Murky Business" or "A Historical Mystery") is a novel by Honoré de Balzac, published in 1841. It was originally published in serial form in ''Le Journal du Commerce''. It is one of the ''Scènes de la vie politique'' in ''La Comédie humaine''. Plot summary The heroine of the story is Laurence de Cinq-Cygne, a young aristocrat living in the Aube region of France. An elderly aristocratic couple, the d'Hauteserres have come to live with her. Their sons, Robert and Adrien have gone into exile to fight against Napoleon. The story starts in 1803 when Laurence is taking part in a Royalist conspiracy to overthrow Napoleon who is then First Consul. Her cousins the Simeuse twins, and Robert and Adrien d'Hauteserre, who are all exiled aristocrats, return secretly to France to take part in the plot, and she helps to hide them. However the plot is discovered, and Corentin and Peyrade who are spies working for Police Minister, Joseph Fouché travel to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Splendeurs Et Misères Des Courtisanes
''Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes'', translated variously as ''The Splendors and Miseries of Courtesans'', ''A Harlot High and Low'', or as ''Lost Souls'', is an 1838-1847 novel by French novelist Honoré de Balzac, published in four initially separate parts: * ''Esther Happy'' (''Esther heureuse'', 1838) * ''What Love Costs an Old Man'' (''À combien l’amour revient aux vieillards'', 1843) * ''The End of Evil Ways'' (''Où mènent les mauvais chemins'', 1846) * ''The Last Incarnation of Vautrin'' (''La Dernière incarnation de Vautrin'', 1847) It continues the story of Lucien de Rubempré, who was a main character in ''Illusions perdues'', a preceding Balzac novel. ''Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes'' forms part of Balzac's ''La Comédie humaine''. Plot summary Lucien de Rubempré and the self-proclaimed abbey Carlos Herrera (Vautrin) have made a pact, in which Lucien will arrive at success in Paris if he agrees to follow Vautrin's instructions blindly. Esther v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine
A repertory theatre is a theatre in which a resident company presents works from a specified repertoire, usually in alternation or rotation. United Kingdom Annie Horniman founded the first modern repertory theatre in Manchester after withdrawing her support from the Abbey Theatre in Dublin. Horniman's Gaiety Theatre opened its first season in September of 1908. The opening of the Gaiety was followed by the Citizens' Theatre in Glasgow and the Liverpool Repertory Theatre. Previously, regional theatre relied on mostly London touring ensembles. During the time the theatre was being run by Annie Horniman, a wide variety of types of plays were produced. Horniman encouraged local writers who became known as the Manchester School of playwrights. They included Allan Monkhouse, Harold Brighouse, writer of '' Hobson's Choice'', and Stanley Houghton, who wrote '' Hindle Wakes''. Actors who performed at the Gaiety early in their careers included Sybil Thorndike and Basil Dean. From the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speaker Icon
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1830 French Novels
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