Le Mot fatal
Langage, pouvoir et trait d'esprit dans La Comedie humaine de Balzac
by Laelia Veron
Paperback (Published)
(August 2025)
ISBN: 9782406187844
5.91 x 8.62 inches
Price: $62.00
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Hardback (Published)
(August 2025)
ISBN: 9782406187851
5.91 x 8.62 inches
Price: $113.00
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Words can kill in Balzac’s world. Like an arrow, the trait d’esprit (witticism) has to hit its target, and to delight an audience who may or may not confirm its effect. As a performance negotiated between the speaker and his/her social group, the witticism raises the question of a political and social style.
- By (author) Laelia Veron
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