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Critical Guides to French Texts #1: Balzac: La Cousine Bette

by David Bellos

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Publisher Comments:

This up-to-date account of the novel's composition, structure, and achievement provides readers with the literary and historical knowledge needed to make sense of the text. Professor Bellos explains how Balzac challenged prevailing nineteenth-century expectations of what novels should be like.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780729300926
Subtitle:
La Cousine Bette
Author:
Bellos, David
Publisher:
Grant & Cutler
Location:
London :
Subject:
Balzac, Honore de
Subject:
European - French
Edition Description:
Bibliography: p. 93-94.
Series:
Critical guides to French texts ;
Series Volume:
11
Publication Date:
December 1981
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
94
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