The Life of Honore de Balzac

Frederick Wedmore, Sir

The Life of Honore de Balzac
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Kessinger Publishing
Country
United States
Published
10 September 2010
Pages
144
ISBN
9781163332863

The Life of Honore de Balzac

Frederick Wedmore, Sir

  1. The life of Balzac who was originally trained as a lawyer before deciding his dream was to become a writer. He is now regarded as one of the creators of realism in literature and his huge production of novels and short stories are collected under the name La Comedie Humaine. Contents: Balzac an immortal; Balzac’s tragedy a failure; Balzac’s energy, and unremitting application; His deep belief in his own characters; The Medecin de Campagne; Balzac hangs upon the verdict of his friends; The chief characteristics of Eugenie Grandet; Balzac and Madame de Hanska; The preface to the Comedie Humaine; Le Cousin Pons; Balzac in the Rue Fortunee; and Sainte-Beuve and Balzac.

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