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Father Goriot by Honoré de Balzac (Book Analysis)

Father Goriot by Honoré de Balzac (Book Analysis)

Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide

978280627041224EBookPlurilingua PublishingThis practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of Father Goriot by Honoré de Balzac. It provides a thorough exploration of the book’s plot, characters and main themes, in addition to an examination of Balzac's approach to writing. 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 24-page reading guide is structured as follows: Biography of Honoré de Balzac Presentation of Father Goriot Summary of Father Goriot Character study Eugène de Rastignac Father Goriot Vautrin Delphine de Nucingen Analysis of Father Goriot A story of an initiation The theme of fatherhood A model of the Balzacian novel A plural novel About Father Goriot Father Goriot is one of the best-known and most influential novels of Balzac's vast collection The Human Comedy. It was first published in 1835 and tells the story of the education of the young Eugène de Rastignac, as well as the tragic decline of Father Goriot. The novel contains many of the features which became hallmarks of Balzac's works, including characters who recur in several books, a preoccupation with money, all-consuming passions and a depiction of young heroes and beautiful women belonging to the upper-class society of the time. 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 Father Goriot by Honoré de Balzac. It provides a thorough exploration of the book’s plot, characters and main themes, in addition to an examination of Balzac's approach to writing. 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 24-page reading guide is structured as follows: Biography of Honoré de Balzac Presentation of Father Goriot Summary of Father Goriot Character study Eugène de Rastignac Father Goriot Vautrin Delphine de Nucingen Analysis of Father Goriot A story of an initiation The theme of fatherhood A model of the Balzacian novel A plural novel About Father Goriot Father Goriot is one of the best-known and most influential novels of Balzac's vast collection The Human Comedy. It was first published in 1835 and tells the story of the education of the young Eugène de Rastignac, as well as the tragic decline of Father Goriot. The novel contains many of the features which became hallmarks of Balzac's works, including characters who recur in several books, a preoccupation with money, all-consuming passions and a depiction of young heroes and beautiful women belonging to the upper-class society of the time. 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 Father Goriot by Honoré de Balzac. It provides a thorough exploration of the book’s plot, characters and main themes, in addition to an examination of Balzac’s approach to writing. 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 24-page reading guide is structured as follows:

  • Biography of Honoré de Balzac
  • Presentation of Father Goriot
  • Summary of Father Goriot
  • Character study
    • Eugène de Rastignac
    • Father Goriot
    • Vautrin
    • Delphine de Nucingen
  • Analysis of Father Goriot
    • A story of an initiation
    • The theme of fatherhood
    • A model of the Balzacian novel
    • A plural novel

About Father Goriot

Father Goriot is one of the best-known and most influential novels of Balzac’s vast collection The Human Comedy. It was first published in 1835 and tells the story of the education of the young Eugène de Rastignac, as well as the tragic decline of Father Goriot. The novel contains many of the features which became hallmarks of Balzac’s works, including characters who recur in several books, a preoccupation with money, all-consuming passions and a depiction of young heroes and beautiful women belonging to the upper-class society of the time.

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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