Project Gutenberg 2005-10-07 Public domain in the USA. 119 Balzac, Honoré de 1799 1850 Balzac, Honore de Saint-Aubin, Horace de De Balzac, Honoré Balzac, H. de (Honoré de) Wormeley, Katharine Prescott 1830 1908 Study of a Woman Produced by John Bickers, and Dagny, and David Widger "Study of a Woman" by Honoré de Balzac is a narrative work written in the early 19th century, specifically during the period of the Restoration in France. This novella is primarily a character study exploring the societal roles and complexities within the lives of women during this era. It paints a vivid picture of the Marquise de Listomere, a woman navigating the delicate balance between virtue and societal expectations. The story centers on the Marquise de Listomere, who appears to embody the ideals of politeness and decorum while subtly grappling with her own desires and the constraints imposed by her marriage to the unremarkable Marquis de Listomere. Her encounter with the charming and ambitious young man, Eugène de Rastignac, becomes the catalyst for both personal reflection and social commentary. The narrative delves into themes of love, ambition, and the complexities of feminine identity as the Marquise responds to Rastignac's unexpected attentions and letters, navigating a dance between coldness and curious attraction. The story illustrates the internal and external conflicts faced by a woman striving to reconcile her principles with her emotions in an intricate social landscape. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en French fiction -- Translations into English PQ Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 51143 51152 2024-09-01T09:30:48.640937 2023-10-01T08:43:06.620507 text/html text/html 46660 2013-04-04T15:53:06 text/html; charset=us-ascii 17125 2013-04-04T15:53:06 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 70829 2024-09-01T09:30:52.708939 application/epub+zip 69666 2024-09-01T09:30:49.981922 application/epub+zip 69666 2024-09-01T09:30:49.131948 application/epub+zip 170075 2024-09-01T09:30:54.729914 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 163660 2024-09-01T09:30:52.177909 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 163590 2022-09-01T10:43:50.087754 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 41482 41446 2024-09-01T09:30:48.404937 2023-10-01T08:43:06.433503 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 41351 2010-02-23T10:17:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16081 2010-02-23T10:19:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19089 2024-09-01T09:30:54.908912 application/rdf+xml 14412 2024-09-01T09:30:49.506931 image/jpeg 3790 2024-09-01T09:30:49.315929 image/jpeg 71749 2024-09-01T09:30:48.648946 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia