Petty Troubles of Married Life
by Honoré de Balzac
Analytical Studies (2), The Human Comedy (Vol. 18 | 85)
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Honora de Balzac is considered the founder of social realism. Balzac was the first writer to write about the all social levels of the social scene in France. His vast collection of works encompasses the Restoration period and the July Monarchy. La Comedie Humaine was written between 1799 and 1850. This collection contains 95 novels, stories, and essays. In Petty Troubles of Married Life Balzac examines the physical and moral aspects of marriage. This guide for those about to marry discusses show more the highs and lows of married life. Balzac proposes that choosing the perfect wife be dealt with as a science. Even though the book is addressed to men, women of his time also enjoyed this attack on marriage. show lessTags
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Balzac observe le mariage d’Adolphe et Caroline, des premiers rapprochements économiques avec la dot et les rentes jusqu’au pacte final de bonne entente en passant par toutes les ruses, les duperies, les jalousies et les fiertés d’Adolphe.
Et Adolphe semble bien pauvre et Caroline fort niaise…
Puis vient une seconde partie, celle qui donne tout le sel et la force à ce livre, celle qui dévoile un Balzac (pas forcément féministe, tant le mouvement n’était alors qu’à ses premiers balbutiements en France) subtil et doué d’une grande sensibilité féminine et qui se plait à décortiquer l’institution du mariage.
Un livre drôlissime, illustration par l’exemple de la physiologie du mariage auquel il fait fréquemment show more référence, et dans lequel la femme suit son mari là où elle le mène show less
Et Adolphe semble bien pauvre et Caroline fort niaise…
Puis vient une seconde partie, celle qui donne tout le sel et la force à ce livre, celle qui dévoile un Balzac (pas forcément féministe, tant le mouvement n’était alors qu’à ses premiers balbutiements en France) subtil et doué d’une grande sensibilité féminine et qui se plait à décortiquer l’institution du mariage.
Un livre drôlissime, illustration par l’exemple de la physiologie du mariage auquel il fait fréquemment show more référence, et dans lequel la femme suit son mari là où elle le mène show less
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Born on May 20, 1799, Honore de Balzac is considered one of the greatest French writers of all time. Balzac studied in Paris and worked as a law clerk while pursuing an unsuccessful career as an author. He soon accumulated enormous debts that haunted him most of his life. A prolific writer, Balzac would often write for 14 to-16 hours at a time. show more His writing is marked by realistic portrayals of ordinary, but exaggerated characters and intricate detail. In 1834, Balzac began organizing his works into a collection called The Human Comedy, an attempt to group his novels to present a complete social history of France. Characters in this project reappeared throughout various volumes, which ultimately consisted of approximately 90 works. Some of his works include Cesar Birotteau, Le Cousin Pons, Seraphita, and Le Cousine Bette. Balzac wed his lifelong love, Eveline Hanska in March 1850 although he was gravely ill at the time. Balzac died in August of that year. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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