ISBN: 9781535325462

'Who is going to marry Eugénie Grandet?'This is the question that fills the minds of the inhabitants of Saumur, the setting for Eugénie Grandet (1833), one of the earliest and m… Altro …

'Who is going to marry Eugénie Grandet?'This is the question that fills the minds of the inhabitants of Saumur, the setting for Eugénie Grandet (1833), one of the earliest and most famous novels in Balzac's Comédie humaine. The Grandet household, oppressed by the exacting miserliness of Grandet himself, is jerked violently out of routine by the sudden arrival of Eugénie's cousin Charles, recently orphaned and penniless. Eugénie's emotional awakening, stimulated by her love for her cousin, brings her into direct conflict with her father, whose cunning and financial success are matched against her determination to rebel. Eugénie's moving story is set against the backdrop of provincial oppression, the vicissitudes of the wine trade, and the workings of the financial system in the aftermath of the French Revolution. It is both a poignant portrayal of private life and a vigorous fictional document of its age.About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. Trade Books>Trade Paperback>Classics>Coll Classics>Coll Classics, CreateSpace Publishing Core >1<

ISBN: 9781535325462

'Who is going to marry Eugénie Grandet?'This is the question that fills the minds of the inhabitants of Saumur, the setting for Eugénie Grandet (1833), one of the earliest and m… Altro …

'Who is going to marry Eugénie Grandet?'This is the question that fills the minds of the inhabitants of Saumur, the setting for Eugénie Grandet (1833), one of the earliest and most famous novels in Balzac's Comédie humaine. The Grandet household, oppressed by the exacting miserliness of Grandet himself, is jerked violently out of routine by the sudden arrival of Eugénie's cousin Charles, recently orphaned and penniless. Eugénie's emotional awakening, stimulated by her love for her cousin, brings her into direct conflict with her father, whose cunning and financial success are matched against her determination to rebel. Eugénie's moving story is set against the backdrop of provincial oppression, the vicissitudes of the wine trade, and the workings of the financial system in the aftermath of the French Revolution. It is both a poignant portrayal of private life and a vigorous fictional document of its age.About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. Trade Books>Trade Paperback>Classics>Coll Classics>Coll Classics, CreateSpace Publishing Core >1<

ISBN: 9781535325462

„Wie konnte ihr Vater so wenig väterlich fühlen? Welchen Verbrechens war Charles denn schuldig? Geheimnisvolle, unergründliche Fragen! Reichtum, Geiz, verlorene Liebe… Altro …

„Wie konnte ihr Vater so wenig väterlich fühlen? Welchen Verbrechens war Charles denn schuldig? Geheimnisvolle, unergründliche Fragen! Reichtum, Geiz, verlorene Liebe; im Schatten ihres Vaters führt Eugénie ein trostloses Leben, bis sich alles schlagartig verändert. Ihr charmanter Cousin Charles kommt zu Besuch und stellt die Gefühlswelt des Mädchens auf den Kopf. Wilde Leidenschaft und Freude überschwemmen Eugénies Existenz, wäre da nicht ihr berechnender Vater. Für Eugénie beginnt ein Wettlauf von Hoffnung und Verlustängsten... Der französische Schriftsteller Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850) beschreibt mit seinen Erzählungen in dem Romanzyklus La Comédie humaine ein Bild der Gesellschaft in Frankreich zu seiner Lebenszeit. Das Werk der Eugénie Grandet zählt zu den Szenen aus dem Provinzleben. Trade Books>Trade Paperback>Literature>Literature>Literature, CreateSpace Publishing Core >1<

ISBN: 9781535325462

En toute situation, les femmes ont plus de causes de douleur que n'en a l'homme, et souffrent plus que lui. L'homme a sa force, et l'exercice de sa puissance : il agit, il va, il s'oc… Altro …

En toute situation, les femmes ont plus de causes de douleur que n'en a l'homme, et souffrent plus que lui. L'homme a sa force, et l'exercice de sa puissance : il agit, il va, il s'occupe, il pense, il embrasse l'avenir et y trouve des consolations. Ainsi faisait Charles. Mais la femme demeure, elle reste face à face avec le chagrin dont rien ne la distrait, elle descend jusqu'au fond de l'abîme qu'il a ouvert, le mesure et souvent le comble de ses vœux et de ses larmes. Ainsi faisait Eugénie. (Extrait) Trade Books>Trade Paperback>Classics>Coll Classics>Coll Classics, CreateSpace Publishing Core >1<

ISBN: 9781535325462

Paperback, [PU: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform], Honoré de Balzac was a French novelist and playwright. The novel sequence La Comédie Humaine, which presents a panorama of … Altro …

Paperback, [PU: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform], Honoré de Balzac was a French novelist and playwright. The novel sequence La Comédie Humaine, which presents a panorama of post-Napoleonic French life, is generally viewed as his magnum opus., Anthologies (non-poetry)<