ABSTRACT
First published in 1983. Balzac’s novels are one of the largest and most important sources for the history of post-revolutionary France, but they have scarcely been tapped as they should be. Approaching the subject from the perspective of a literary, the author shows in detail how specific historical circumstances and movement are reflected in t
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part One|60 pages
Republic and Empire. Revolution and Counter-Revolution
part Two|87 pages
The Restoration
part Three|102 pages
The July Monarchy