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Cousin Bette (Oxford World's Classics)

by Honore De Balzac

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Cousin Bette (1846) is considered to be Balzac's last great novel, and a key work in his Human Comedy. Set in Paris in the 1830s and 1840s, it is a complex tale of the devastating effects of violent jealousy and sexual passion.

Against a meticulously detailed backdrop of post-Napoleonic France struggling with massive industrial and economic change, Balzac's characters span many social classes, 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.

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"Cousin Bette" has been described as Balzac's last great novel and a key work in his "Comedie Humaine". Set in the prosperous Paris of Louis-Philippe, it is the story of a jealous woman's campaign of persecution against her own family.

Synopsis:

Cousin Bette (1846), long considered Balzac's last great novel, is a key work in his Comedie humaine. Grounded in a meticulous documentation of contemporary France, this tale is set in the prosperous Paris of Louis-Phillipe and details a jealous woman's campaign of persecution against her own family. This new translation has an introduction by David Bellos which sets this work in its social, historical, and literary context.

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ISBN:

9780192836687

Translator:

Raphael, Sylvia

Author:

Raphael, Sylvia

Author:

de Balzac, Honore

Author:

Bellos, David

Publisher:

Oxford University Press, USA

Location:

Oxford England

Subject:

Literary

Subject:

Fiction

Subject:

Classics

Subject:

Allegories

Subject:

Literature/English | World Literature | France

Edition Description:

Paperback

Series:

Oxford World's Classics Paperback

Series Volume:

4

Publication Date:

19981119

Binding:

Paperback

Grade Level:

General/trade

Language:

English

Illustrations:

29 illus.

Pages:

528

Dimensions:

7.57x5.08x.95 in. .74 lbs.

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Product details 528 pages Oxford University Press - 2007-04-09 English 9780192836687 Reviews:

"Synopsis" by Gardners, "Cousin Bette" has been described as Balzac's last great novel and a key work in his "Comedie Humaine". Set in the prosperous Paris of Louis-Philippe, it is the story of a jealous woman's campaign of persecution against her own family.

"Synopsis" by Oxford University Press, Cousin Bette (1846), long considered Balzac's last great novel, is a key work in his Comedie humaine. Grounded in a meticulous documentation of contemporary France, this tale is set in the prosperous Paris of Louis-Phillipe and details a jealous woman's campaign of persecution against her own family. This new translation has an introduction by David Bellos which sets this work in its social, historical, and literary context.