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Title: The Muse of the Department

Note: Reading ease score: 66.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Credits: Produced by John Bickers, and Dagny, and David Widger

Summary: "The Muse of the Department" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel written in the early 19th century, reflecting the complexities of provincial life in France. The story introduces several central characters, including Dinah Piedefer, a beautiful and intelligent woman, and her husband, Monsieur de la Baudraye, who struggles with his own insecurities and ambitions. The novel explores themes of social status, ambition, and the penetrating conflicts faced by women in a provincial setting, especially against the backdrop of rising intellectual and artistic movements. At the start of the narrative, we are introduced to the town of Sancerre, a picturesque locale by the Loire River, where Dinah is regarded as a "Superior Woman." Despite her charm and intellect, she struggles with the constraints of her provincial life, caught between her aspirations and her mundane existence. The opening chapters reveal snippets of her past and familial background, as well as her marriage to the diminutive and cold Monsieur de la Baudraye, who remains largely indifferent to her desires for intellectual and artistic fulfillment. This combination of beauty, talent, and emotional struggle sets the stage for a rich exploration of Dinah's challenges and the societal norms of 1830s France. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850

Translator: Waring, James

EBook No.: 1912

Published: Oct 1, 1999

Downloads: 102

Language: English

Subject: French fiction -- Translations into English

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

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2024-11-08T18:52:51Z The Muse of the Department

This edition has images.

Title: The Muse of the Department

Note: Reading ease score: 66.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Credits: Produced by John Bickers, and Dagny, and David Widger

Summary: "The Muse of the Department" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel written in the early 19th century, reflecting the complexities of provincial life in France. The story introduces several central characters, including Dinah Piedefer, a beautiful and intelligent woman, and her husband, Monsieur de la Baudraye, who struggles with his own insecurities and ambitions. The novel explores themes of social status, ambition, and the penetrating conflicts faced by women in a provincial setting, especially against the backdrop of rising intellectual and artistic movements. At the start of the narrative, we are introduced to the town of Sancerre, a picturesque locale by the Loire River, where Dinah is regarded as a "Superior Woman." Despite her charm and intellect, she struggles with the constraints of her provincial life, caught between her aspirations and her mundane existence. The opening chapters reveal snippets of her past and familial background, as well as her marriage to the diminutive and cold Monsieur de la Baudraye, who remains largely indifferent to her desires for intellectual and artistic fulfillment. This combination of beauty, talent, and emotional struggle sets the stage for a rich exploration of Dinah's challenges and the societal norms of 1830s France. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850

Translator: Waring, James

EBook No.: 1912

Published: Oct 1, 1999

Downloads: 102

Language: English

Subject: French fiction -- Translations into English

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

urn:gutenberg:1912:3 1999-10-01T00:00:00+00:00 Public domain in the USA. Waring, James Balzac, Honoré de en 1