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Ursule Mirouët

Honoré de Balzac ; translated and with an indtroduction by Donald Adamson

(Penguin classics, . Penguin literature)

Penguin Classics/Penguin, 2015, c1976

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Description

In 1842, eight years before his death, Balzac described Ursule Mirouet as the masterpiece of all the studies of human society that he had written; he regarded the book as 'a remarkable tour de force'. An essentially simple tale about the struggle and triumph of innocence reviled, Ursule Mirouet is characterized by that wealth of penetrating observation so readily associated with Balzac's work. The twin themes of redemption and rebirth are illuminated by a consistently passionate rejection of both philosophic and practical materialism in favour of love. In this case love is aided by supernatural intervention, which itself effectively illustrates Balzac's life-long fascination with the occult.

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  • NCID
    BB18671845
  • ISBN
    • 9780141396705
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    fre
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Original Language Code
    fre
  • Place of Publication
    [London]
  • Pages/Volumes
    xix, 249 p.
  • Size
    20 cm
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