Project Gutenberg 2005-07-04 Public domain in the USA. 71 Balzac, Honoré de 1799 1850 Balzac, Honore de Saint-Aubin, Horace de De Balzac, Honoré Balzac, H. de (Honoré de) The Physiology of Marriage, Part 3 Reading ease score: 66.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Dagny; and John Bickers "The Physiology of Marriage, Part 3" by Honoré de Balzac is a philosophical and sociological treatise written in the mid-19th century. This work explores the complexities of marital relationships, delving into the psychological and societal forces that shape the dynamics between husbands and wives. The text provides a series of meditations on various aspects of marriage, addressing themes such as jealousy, infidelity, and the emotional warfare that can occur within the institution, thereby offering readers a critical introspection into the nature of romantic partnerships. At the start of the work, Balzac presents a set of axioms that outline the competitive nature of marriage, likening it to a civil war where both partners vie for control and influence. The opening portion discusses the tactics employed by women in relationships, highlighting how husbands can find themselves outmaneuvered by their wives' emotional strategies and societal alliances. Through humor and sharp observations, Balzac illustrates how a wife's affections can shift and how her actions may be influenced by vanity, sentiment, or temperament. This introduction sets the stage for a deeper examination of the manifestations of love, loyalty, and deception, suggesting that the real challenges of marriage often stem from each partner's differing motives and societal expectations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Marriage -- Humor PQ Text Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature 231171 231102 2024-10-03T07:09:28.454028 2023-10-03T06:54:55.546143 text/html text/html 231164 231095 2024-10-03T07:09:28.701066 2023-10-03T06:54:55.703174 text/html text/html 161477 2024-10-03T07:09:35.610982 application/epub+zip 163534 2024-10-03T07:09:31.952002 application/epub+zip 151981 2024-10-03T07:09:30.460999 application/epub+zip 314352 2024-10-03T07:09:38.379001 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 300668 2024-10-03T07:09:34.890983 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 259812 2022-09-03T09:30:14.933065 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 207769 207751 2024-10-03T07:09:28.131039 2023-10-03T06:54:55.335159 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 207657 2020-12-29T07:41:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 80887 2020-12-29T07:41:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19250 2024-10-03T07:09:38.499955 application/rdf+xml 14616 2024-10-03T07:09:31.322004 image/jpeg 3529 2024-10-03T07:09:31.047021 image/jpeg 158682 2024-10-03T07:09:28.722018 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