Balzac and the French Revolution

Informationen zum Autor Ronnie Butler Zusammenfassung First published in 1983. Balzac’s novels are one of the largest and most important sources for the history of post-revolutionary France, but they have scarcely been tapped as they should be. Approaching the subject from the perspective of a literary, the author shows in detail how specific historical circumstances and movement are reflected in t Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments; Foreword; Part One: Republic and Empire. Revolution and Counter-revolution; Introduction 1. ‘Les Acquéreurs de biens nationaux’ 2. The Emigrés 3. Napoleon and the Revolution; Part Two: The Restoration; 4. The First Restoration and the Hundred Days 5. The Aristocratic Comeback 6. The Bourgeoisie of the Restoration; Part Three: The July Monarchy; 7. The July Revolution 8. ‘Les Notables’ 9. The Economic Expansion 10. The 1848 Expansion 11. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Product details

• Authors: Ronnie Butler, Butler Ronnie
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.07.2016
• EAN: 9781138674233
• ISBN: 978-1-138-67423-3
• No. of pages: 284
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: The Nineteenth-Century Novel
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; French, France, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / French, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 19th Century, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, c 1789 to c 1799 (French Revolutionary period), French Revolution, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form, HISTORY / Revolutions, Uprisings & Rebellions