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Colonel Chabert by Honoré de Balzac (Book Analysis)

Colonel Chabert by Honoré de Balzac (Book Analysis)

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978280629550734EBookPlurilingua PublishingThis practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of Colonel Chabert by Honoré de Balzac. It provides a thorough exploration of the book’s plot, characters and main themes, including honor, marriage and money. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. This clear and detailed 34-page reading guide is structured as follows: Biography of Honoré de Balzac Presentation of Colonel Chabert Summary of Colonel Chabert Character study Colonel Hyancinthe Chabert Countess Ferraud Maitre Derville Secondary characters Analysis of Colonel Chabert Colonel Chabert and the realist aesthetic A reversal of values The position of women Balzac’s thought About Colonel Chabert Colonel Chabert forms part of the Scènes de la vie privée (“Scenes from Private Life”) of Balzac’s The Human Comedy, and tells the story of Hyacinthe Chabert, a former colonel in Napoleon’s army, as he struggles to recover his honor, his property and his wife after being presumed dead. In a narrative which constantly shifts between the poverty of the honorable Chabert and the wealth of his cruel, venal wife, Balzac condemns the power of money and ambition, which drive the characters to commit increasingly immoral actions. About Honoré de Balzac Honoré de Balzac was one of the major French writers of the 19th century, and is considered to be one of the founding fathers of the realist novel. He is best known for The Human Comedy, a monumental series of more than 90 novels and short stories which aimed to give a complete depiction of the society of his time. His work was hugely influential and inspired many later writers, including Charles Dickens, Gustave Flaubert and Henry James, and a large number of his books have been adapted for television and the cinema.This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of Colonel Chabert by Honoré de Balzac. It provides a thorough exploration of the book’s plot, characters and main themes, including honor, marriage and money. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. This clear and detailed 34-page reading guide is structured as follows: Biography of Honoré de Balzac Presentation of Colonel Chabert Summary of Colonel Chabert Character study Colonel Hyancinthe Chabert Countess Ferraud Maitre Derville Secondary characters Analysis of Colonel Chabert Colonel Chabert and the realist aesthetic A reversal of values The position of women Balzac’s thought About Colonel Chabert Colonel Chabert forms part of the Scènes de la vie privée (“Scenes from Private Life”) of Balzac’s The Human Comedy, and tells the story of Hyacinthe Chabert, a former colonel in Napoleon’s army, as he struggles to recover his honor, his property and his wife after being presumed dead. In a narrative which constantly shifts between the poverty of the honorable Chabert and the wealth of his cruel, venal wife, Balzac condemns the power of money and ambition, which drive the characters to commit increasingly immoral actions. About Honoré de Balzac Honoré de Balzac was one of the major French writers of the 19th century, and is considered to be one of the founding fathers of the realist novel. He is best known for The Human Comedy, a monumental series of more than 90 novels and short stories which aimed to give a complete depiction of the society of his time. His work was hugely influential and inspired many later writers, including Charles Dickens, Gustave Flaubert and Henry James, and a large number of his books have been adapted for television and the cinema.application/pdf1
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This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of Colonel Chabert by Honoré de Balzac. It provides a thorough exploration of the book’s plot, characters and main themes, including honor, marriage and money. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. This clear and detailed 34-page reading guide is structured as follows: Biography...
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This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of Colonel Chabert by Honoré de Balzac. It provides a thorough exploration of the book’s plot, characters and main themes, including honor, marriage and money. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time.

This clear and detailed 34-page reading guide is structured as follows:

  • Biography of Honoré de Balzac
  • Presentation of Colonel Chabert
  • Summary of Colonel Chabert
  • Character study
    • Colonel Hyancinthe Chabert
    • Countess Ferraud
    • Maitre Derville
    • Secondary characters
  • Analysis of Colonel Chabert
    • Colonel Chabert and the realist aesthetic
    • A reversal of values
    • The position of women
    • Balzac’s thought

About Colonel Chabert

Colonel Chabert forms part of the Scènes de la vie privée (“Scenes from Private Life”) of Balzac’s The Human Comedy, and tells the story of Hyacinthe Chabert, a former colonel in Napoleon’s army, as he struggles to recover his honor, his property and his wife after being presumed dead. In a narrative which constantly shifts between the poverty of the honorable Chabert and the wealth of his cruel, venal wife, Balzac condemns the power of money and ambition, which drive the characters to commit increasingly immoral actions.

About Honoré de Balzac

Honoré de Balzac was one of the major French writers of the 19th century, and is considered to be one of the founding fathers of the realist novel. He is best known for The Human Comedy, a monumental series of more than 90 novels and short stories which aimed to give a complete depiction of the society of his time. His work was hugely influential and inspired many later writers, including Charles Dickens, Gustave Flaubert and Henry James, and a large number of his books have been adapted for television and the cinema.

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