{"product_id":"9788412382600","title":"THE HUMAN COMEDY. VOLUME XIV","description":"\u003ch2\u003eTHE HUMAN COMEDY. VOLUME XIV\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eBook Summary\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis fourteenth volume of \u003cem\u003eThe Human Comedy\u003c\/em\u003e brings together the four works that make up the \u003cem\u003eScenes from Country Life\u003c\/em\u003e cycle, with \u003cem\u003eThe Lily of the Valley\u003c\/em\u003e as the centerpiece. Honoré de Balzac deploys his narrative mastery to explore human passions in a rural setting, where romantic and social conflicts take on an almost tragic dimension. An essential edition for lovers of classical literature and followers of Balzac’s great body of work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is it about?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this volume, Balzac shifts his analytical gaze from the city to the countryside, maintaining his realistic style and his profound knowledge of human psychology. \u003cem\u003eThe Lily of the Valley\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of Félix de Vandenesse, a young aristocrat who falls passionately in love with the Countess of Mortsauf, a married woman living trapped in an unhappy marriage. The novel explores the nuances of impossible love, sacrifice, and the repression of feelings in post-Napoleonic France.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe other three works in the cycle complete the fresco of rural life, showing how ambitions, family secrets, and class differences manifest with equal intensity in the country as they do in the city. Balzac dissects human relationships and the social structures of the era with precision.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eMain Themes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eImpossible love and sentimental sacrifice within the rural aristocracy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe repression of passions and the conflict between duty and desire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eClass differences and social tensions in the rural environment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eNature as a setting for human emotions and intimate conflicts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe construction of literary realism through complex and believable characters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWho is it recommended for?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume is aimed at readers passionate about 19th-century classical literature, especially those who wish to complete their knowledge of Balzac's \u003cem\u003eThe Human Comedy\u003c\/em\u003e. It is also ideal for literature students, researchers, and anyone interested in French realism and novels of deep psychological analysis. Lovers of tragic love stories and social portraits will find a reference work here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat this book offers\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA complete immersion into the rural cycle of \u003cem\u003eThe Human Comedy\u003c\/em\u003e, with four essential novels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eOne of Balzac's crowning achievements, \u003cem\u003eThe Lily of the Valley\u003c\/em\u003e, considered one of the greatest love novels in world literature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA large-format edition that allows for the appreciation of the scope and depth of Balzac's universe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe opportunity to understand the author's vision of life in the country and its contrasts with Parisian society\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTechnical Data Sheet\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Honoré de Balzac\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hermida Editores, S.L.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spanish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Classical Fiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\u003e El Jardín de Epicuro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 2021\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1352\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3256 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eEditorial Assessment\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume XIV of \u003cem\u003eThe Human Comedy\u003c\/em\u003e represents a unique opportunity for readers who wish to delve into the more rural and sentimental facet of Balzac. The edition, published by Hermida Editores, stands out for its meticulousness and for gathering in a single volume works that are usually published separately. The length of the volume (more than 1300 pages) makes it an essential reference and reading work for scholars of the author, as well as for those seeking a complete and demanding literary experience.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HERMIDA EDITORES S.L.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53407138152795,"sku":"9788412382600","price":46.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/0650\/6331\/files\/978841238260.jpg?v=1781847755","url":"https:\/\/kalamobooks.com\/en\/products\/9788412382600","provider":"Kalamo Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}