Another Study of Woman

De Balzac Honore, Ellen Marriage, Clara Bell

Description

"Another Study of Woman" is a narrative hovering between a short story and a novella in terms of length, extracted from Honore de Balzac's multi-volume masterpiece The Human Comedy. At a private dinner party, guests warmed by the flush of fine food and drink begin to banter about the qualities and attributes that characterize the ideal woman. Gradually, the guests begin to reminisce about their own experiences and encounters with perfect and not-so-perfect women. Throughout the entertaining back-and-forth, Balzac presents a number of keen insights about the social mores governing women's behavior in nineteenth-century Europe.

Informations

• Publié par: The Floating Press
• Date de parution: 01 juillet 2014
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781776539680
• Langue: English

Extrait

ANOTHER STUDY OF WOMAN

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HONORE DE BALZAC

Translated by

ELLEN MARRIAGE

CLARA BELL

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Another Study of Woman First published in 1842 PDF ISBN 978-1-77653-968-0 Also available: Epub ISBN 978-1-77653-967-3 © 2014 The Floating Press and its licensors. All rights reserved.

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Contents

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Another Study of Woman Addendum

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To Leon Gozlan as a Token of Literary Good-fellowship.

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