Project Gutenberg 2011-06-12 Public domain in the USA. 117 Zweig, Stefan 1881 1942 Branch, Stephen Drei Meister: Balzac, Dickens, Dostojewski Produced by Alexander Bauer, Jana Srna and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Drei Meister: Balzac, Dickens, Dostojewski" by Stefan Zweig is a collection of critical essays written in the early 20th century. The work aims to analyze and juxtapose the lives and literary contributions of three monumental novelists of the 19th century, showcasing how their distinct personalities and writing styles complement one another. Focusing on Balzac, Dickens, and Dostoevsky, Zweig delves into their unique realms: the societal observations of Balzac, the domestic realms of Dickens, and the existential explorations of Dostoevsky. The opening of the book sets the stage for these explorations, explaining that the essays are not mere introductions but rather profound insights that require prior knowledge of the authors' works. It begins with Balzac, discussing his birth year and socio-political context, particularly the influence of Napoleon and the societal upheaval during his early life. Zweig describes Balzac as a relentless seeker of a comprehensive understanding of human experience, asserting that his literary ambitions rival that of conquerors, as he sought to map the entirety of French society through his "Comédie humaine." This foundational contemplation raises intriguing questions about Balzac’s intense character and the overarching themes of ambition and existential struggle prominent in his works. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/36389/36389-h/images/cover.jpg de Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 -- Criticism and interpretation Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850 -- Criticism and interpretation Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881 -- Criticism and interpretation Fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism PN Text DE Sachbuch Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature 437791 437800 2024-09-15T11:23:16.634209 2023-09-16T05:09:09.052721 text/html text/html 435895 2021-01-07T20:36:39 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 185954 2021-01-07T20:36:39 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 205503 2024-09-15T11:23:22.448154 application/epub+zip 209531 2024-09-15T11:23:17.823176 application/epub+zip 209530 2024-09-15T11:23:17.232197 application/epub+zip 321614 2024-09-15T11:23:26.228164 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 279730 2024-09-15T11:23:21.874160 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 283351 2022-09-16T15:13:31.202089 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 397822 397723 2024-09-15T11:23:15.981173 2023-09-16T05:09:08.544668 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 391547 2021-01-07T20:36:39 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 152958 2021-01-07T20:36:39 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19577 2024-09-15T11:23:26.368104 application/rdf+xml 8256 2024-09-15T11:23:17.309174 image/jpeg 1723 2024-09-15T11:23:17.271164 image/jpeg 187181 2024-09-15T11:23:16.677170 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 en.wikipedia de.wikipedia