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Honoré de Balzac
(1799–1850)
 

Nineteenth-century French novelist and playwright. Due to his keen observation of detail and unfiltered representation of society, Balzac is regarded as one of the founders of realism in European literature. He is renowned for his multi-faceted characters; even his lesser characters are complex, morally ambiguous and fully human. Inanimate objects are imbued with character as well; the city of Paris, a backdrop for much of his writing, takes on many human qualities

Honoré de Balzac

Works

  • Adieu
  • Folk-Tales of Napoleon

La Comédie humaine

(See also Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine for a comprehensive index of characters.)

Studies of Manners

Scenes From Private Life
Scenes From Provincial Life
Scenes From Parisian Life
Scenes From Political Life
  • The Gondreville Mystery or An Historical Mystery (transcription project)
  • An Episode Under the Terror
  • The Seamy Side of History or The Brotherhood of Consolation
    • Madame de la Chanterie
    • Initiated or The Initiate
  • Z. Marcas
  • The Member for Arcis or The Deputy for Arcis
Scenes From Military Life
Scenes From Country Life
  • The Country Doctor
  • The Country Parson or The Village Rector
  • The Peasantry or Sons of the Soil

Philosophical Studies

  • The Magic Skin (La Peau de chagrin)
  • The Quest of the Absolute or The Alkahest
  • Christ in Flanders
  • Melmoth Reconciled
  • The Unknown Masterpiece or The Hidden Masterpiece (1834) translated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley
  • The Hated Son
  • Gambara
  • Massimilla Doni
  • The Maranas or Juana
  • Farewell
  • The Conscript or The Recruit
  • El Verdugo
  • A Seaside Tragedy or A Drama on the Seashore
  • The Red Inn
  • The Elixir of Life
  • Maitre Cornelius
  • Catherine de Medici
    • The Calvinist Martyr
    • The Ruggieri's Secret
    • The Two Dreams
  • Louis Lambert
  • Les Proscrits (1831)
    • The Exiles, translation by Clara Bell (1899)
    • The Exiles, translation by William Walton (1897)
    • The Exiles, translation by Katherine Wormeley (1893)
  • Seraphita

Analytical Studies

Works about Balzac

Works by this author published before January 1, 1927 are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.

 
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