Lucien pursues aristocratic and bourgeois patronage
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Lucien pursues aristocratic and bourgeois patronage is a key plot thread in Balzac’s novel sequence about Lucien de Rubempré, highlighting his social climbing and dependence on elite benefactors to advance in Restoration-era French society.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
narrative motif
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plot thread ⓘ story element ⓘ |
| belongsToGenre | realist fiction ⓘ |
| belongsToLiteraryMovement | French literary realism ⓘ |
| concernsCharacter |
Lucien de Rubempré’s relationships with aristocrats
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Lucien de Rubempré’s relationships with wealthy bourgeois ⓘ |
| critiques |
opportunism in Restoration France
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superficiality of elite social circles ⓘ |
| depicts |
client–patron relationships
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dependence on elite benefactors ⓘ social climbing ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
dependence of outsiders on established elites
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fragility of status based on patronage ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
aristocratic patronage
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bourgeois patronage ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Honoré de Balzac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | French ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Lucien de Rubempré NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| illustrates |
ambition and vanity
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mechanisms of social advancement in 19th-century France ⓘ moral compromises for social success ⓘ tension between birth and acquired status ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Balzac’s novel sequence about Lucien de Rubempré
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Honoré de Balzac’s La Comédie humaine NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucien de Rubempré narrative cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
connects provincial origins to Parisian high society
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drives Lucien de Rubempré’s rise and fall ⓘ |
| relatesToTheme |
class hierarchy
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corruption of ideals ⓘ power of money and influence ⓘ provincial versus Parisian society ⓘ social mobility ⓘ |
| setIn | Restoration-era French society ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Bourbon Restoration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shows |
intersection of literature, journalism, and high society
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reliance of writers on patrons ⓘ |
| takesPlaceIn |
Paris
NERFINISHED
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provincial France ⓘ |
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rise and fall of Lucien de Rubempré
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Lucien pursues aristocratic and bourgeois patronage
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