Balzac, Honor 9 de
Cousin Bette (Oxford World's Classics)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780199553945
- author:
- Balzac, Honor 9 de
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- OUP Oxford
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2008
- Pages:
- 528
- Dimensions:
- 127mm X 195mm
- Genre:
- Fiction & related items
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
Cousin Bette is Balzac's last great novel, set against the backdrop of post-Napoleonic France in the 1830s and 1840s. This complex tale explores the devastating effects of violent jealousy and sexual passion, as a meticulously detailed society struggles with massive industrial and economic change. Against this richly textured setting, Balzac's characters span many classes, from impoverished workers to wealthy courtesans, businessmen, and official dignitaries. The novel's tragic outcome is tempered by flashes of ironic comedy and the emergence of a younger generation that has come to terms with the new climate. Oxford World's Classics presents this work in an affordable volume, featuring an accurate text, expert introduction, helpful notes, and up-to-date bibliography for further study.
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