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A book on the experience of reading Honoré de Balzac's La Comédie humaine which recounts the process of Peter Brooks's own discovery of Balzac.

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Brooks never ceases to intrigue readers by his deeply probing work of literary and critical scholarship. * Dana Vuckovic, French Studies *

Table of Contents
1: Balzac: Reading for More 2: Fangs and Kisses 3: Making Books, Devouring Presses 4: The Shape of Time 5: To Say Everything

Honoré de Balzac My Reading

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    Publisher: Oxford University Press
    Publication Date: 25/08/2022
    ISBN13: 9780192846709, 978-0192846709
    ISBN10: 0192846701
    Also in:
    ELT & Literary Studies Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 Literary studies: fiction Literary studies: plays and playwrights

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    A book on the experience of reading Honoré de Balzac's La Comédie humaine which recounts the process of Peter Brooks's own discovery of Balzac.

    Trade Review
    Brooks never ceases to intrigue readers by his deeply probing work of literary and critical scholarship. * Dana Vuckovic, French Studies *

    Table of Contents
    1: Balzac: Reading for More 2: Fangs and Kisses 3: Making Books, Devouring Presses 4: The Shape of Time 5: To Say Everything

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