French Fiction, Family & Friendship - Fiction, European Peoples & Cultures - Fiction & Literature, 19th Century French Literature - Literary Criticism
Balzac: Old Goriot
David Bellos, J. P. Stern
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Overview
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.
Book Details
Published
November 1, 1987
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pages
116
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780521316347