Poetique balzacienne des noms de personnages
Faire concurrence a l'etat civil
by Ada Smaniotto
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(June 2020)
ISBN: 9782406100157
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(June 2020)
ISBN: 9782406100164
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Through the creation of 1,842 named characters, Balzac aims to “compete with the population register.” Ranging from serious anthroponymic commentaries to puns revealing the motivations underlying names, this work undertakes a complete study of character names in La Comedie humaine.
- By (author) Ada Smaniotto
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