Le Corps criminel dans le roman balzacien

by Lauren Bentolila

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Extent: 560 pages

Publisher: Classiques Garnier

Subjects: French Studies, Literary Studies, Nineteenth-Century Studies

Series: Etudes romantiques et dix-neuviemistes

Series volume number: 140, 12

Language: French

Paperback (Published)

(January 2025)

ISBN: 9782406176572

5.91 x 8.62 inches

Price: $62.00

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Hardback (Published)

(January 2025)

ISBN: 9782406176589

5.91 x 8.62 inches

Price: $123.00

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19th century scientific and literary discourse created a classification of typical criminal character traits which gave the criminal body both common and singular features. This thesis shall assess the impact of this typology on the way murderers are portayed in Balzac’s work.

  • By (author) Lauren Bentolila