Foedora
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Foedora is a central female character in Honoré de Balzac's novel "La Peau de chagrin," known as a cold, aristocratic beauty who embodies unattainable desire and social ambition.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
female character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
La Comédie humaine (cycle)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
La Peau de chagrin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Parisian high society
ⓘ
aristocracy ⓘ salon culture ⓘ |
| characterRole |
antagonistic love interest
ⓘ
central character ⓘ love interest ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| createdBy |
19th-century author
ⓘ
Honoré de Balzac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Restoration and July Monarchy Paris ⓘ |
| describedAs |
aristocratic
ⓘ
cold ⓘ great beauty ⓘ |
| emotionalDisposition |
calculating
ⓘ
emotionally distant ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | non-historical ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | La Comédie humaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | La Peau de chagrin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre |
French literature
ⓘ
realist novel ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | French realism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
catalyst for Raphaël de Valentin’s despair
ⓘ
tests Raphaël de Valentin’s will and desires ⓘ |
| partOf | Balzac’s gallery of Parisian types NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipTo | Raphaël de Valentin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipType | object of desire for Raphaël de Valentin ⓘ |
| socialStatus |
aristocrat
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wealthy ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
materialism
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social ambition ⓘ unattainable desire ⓘ worldly success ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
desire and renunciation
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illusion of social climbing ⓘ power of money ⓘ |
| workPublicationYear | 1831 ⓘ |
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