Balzac and the French Revolution (Routledge Library Editions: The Nineteenth-Century Novel) - Softcover

Butler, Ronnie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1138674273 ISBN 13: 9781138674271

Publisher: Routledge, 2017

Synopsis

First published in 1983. Balzac’s novels are one of the largest and most important sources for the history of post-revolutionary France, but they have scarcely been tapped as they should be. Approaching the subject from the perspective of a literary, the author shows in detail how specific historical circumstances and movement are reflected in the novels, and indicates the consistency and profundity of Balzac’s analysis of contemporary French society. Above all, attention is concentrated on Balzac’s examination of the shift in class relationships resulting from the revolutionary settlement. This book will be of interest to students of literature, history and sociology.

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Ronnie Butler

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1138674273
• ISBN 13: 9781138674271
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 284