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Balzac: Old Goriot

3.9/5 ( ratings)

This up-to-date account of the novel's composition, structure, and achievement provides readers with the literary and historical knowledge needed to make sense of the text. Professor Bellos explains how Balzac challenged prevailing nineteenth-century expectations of what novels should be like.

Language: English

Pages: 128

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Release: December 25, 1987

ISBN: 0521327997

ISBN 13: 9780521327992

Balzac: Old Goriot

3.9/5 ( ratings)

This up-to-date account of the novel's composition, structure, and achievement provides readers with the literary and historical knowledge needed to make sense of the text. Professor Bellos explains how Balzac challenged prevailing nineteenth-century expectations of what novels should be like.

Language: English

Pages: 128

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Release: December 25, 1987

ISBN: 0521327997

ISBN 13: 9780521327992

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