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Title: La Comédie humaine - Volume 14. Études philosophiques
Original Publication: Paris: Houssiaux, 1870.
Note: Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Com%C3%A9die_humaine
Contents: La peau de chagrin -- Jésus-Christ en Flandre -- Melmoth réconcilié -- Le chef-d'oeuvre inconnu -- La recherche de l'absolu.
Credits: Claudine Corbasson, Hans Pieterse and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)
Summary: "La Comédie humaine - Volume 14. Études philosophiques" by Honoré de Balzac is a philosophical study written in the mid-19th century. This volume includes a narrative that deeply explores complex human emotions, the impacts of society on individual lives, and the philosophical quests of its characters. Central to a significant portion of this work is the character of a young man who grapples with the allure and destructive nature of gambling and the pursuit of pleasure within a society that both entices and ensnares him. At the start of the narrative, readers are introduced to an unnamed young man entering a gambling house in the Palais-Royal, where he encounters a gaunt, cynical old man symbolizing the grim realities of addiction and despair in the gaming world. As he engages with the environment, the text explores themes of innocence, longing, and the seductive power of wealth and pleasure. The young man's contemplative journey draws parallels to philosophical inquiries into existence, morality, and the human condition, setting the stage for the exploration of deeper existential questions intertwined with societal critiques that will unfold throughout the book. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 67.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Author: Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850
EBook No.: 71773
Published: Oct 1, 2023
Downloads: 204
Language: French
Subject: French fiction -- 19th century
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: La Comédie humaine - Volume 14. Études philosophiques
Original Publication: Paris: Houssiaux, 1870.
Note: Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Com%C3%A9die_humaine
Contents: La peau de chagrin -- Jésus-Christ en Flandre -- Melmoth réconcilié -- Le chef-d'oeuvre inconnu -- La recherche de l'absolu.
Credits: Claudine Corbasson, Hans Pieterse and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)
Summary: "La Comédie humaine - Volume 14. Études philosophiques" by Honoré de Balzac is a philosophical study written in the mid-19th century. This volume includes a narrative that deeply explores complex human emotions, the impacts of society on individual lives, and the philosophical quests of its characters. Central to a significant portion of this work is the character of a young man who grapples with the allure and destructive nature of gambling and the pursuit of pleasure within a society that both entices and ensnares him. At the start of the narrative, readers are introduced to an unnamed young man entering a gambling house in the Palais-Royal, where he encounters a gaunt, cynical old man symbolizing the grim realities of addiction and despair in the gaming world. As he engages with the environment, the text explores themes of innocence, longing, and the seductive power of wealth and pleasure. The young man's contemplative journey draws parallels to philosophical inquiries into existence, morality, and the human condition, setting the stage for the exploration of deeper existential questions intertwined with societal critiques that will unfold throughout the book. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 67.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Author: Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850
EBook No.: 71773
Published: Oct 1, 2023
Downloads: 204
Language: French
Subject: French fiction -- 19th century
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.