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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A literary feast,
By Godspark (Imperial, PA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Works of Honore de Balzac, Part 2 (Paperback)
Balzac guided European fiction away from the overriding influence of Walter Scott and the Gothic school, by showing that modern life could be recounted as vividly as Scott recounted his historical tales, and that mystery and intrigue did not need ghosts and crumbling castles for props. Maupassant, Flaubert and Zola were writers of the next generation who were directly influenced by him, and Marcel Proust (that other weaver of a great tapestry) acknowledged his influence.
He is worth reading for pleasure as well as for his influence on European literature. |
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Works of Honore de Balzac, Part 2 by Honore de Balzac (Paperback - July 26, 2003)
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