Cousin Bette
Honoré de Balzac ; translated with notes by Sylvia Raphael ; with an introduction by David Bellos.
Bok Engelsk 2020 · Electronic books.
| Originaltittel | [ Cousine Bette. .] English
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| Medvirkende | Raphael, Sylvia, (translator.)
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| Omfang | xxv, 490 p. : : map.
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| Opplysninger | This translation previously issued in print: 1992.. - Translated from the French.. - 'Cousin Bette' (1846) is considered to be Balzac's last great novel, and a key work in his Human Comedy. Set in the Paris of the 1830's and 1840's, it is a complex tale of the devastating effect of violent jealousy and sexual passion. Against a meticulously detailed backdrop of a post-Napoleonic France struggling with massive industrial and economic change, Balzac's characters span many classes of society, from impoverished workers and wealthy courtesans to successful businessmen and official dignitaries. The tragic outcome of the novel is relieved by occasional flashes of ironic comedy and the emergence of a younger generation which has come to terms with the new political and economic climate. This new translation by Sylvia Raphael has an introduction by David Bellos which sets the novel in its social, historical, and literary context.
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| ISBN | 0-19-158732-X. - 0-19-192186-6
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