La Duchesse de Langeais
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La Duchesse de Langeais is a novel by Honoré de Balzac, part of his La Comédie humaine cycle, depicting the tragic and complex love affair between a duchess of Parisian high society and a passionate army general.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| author | Honoré de Balzac ⓘ |
| belongsToCycle | Scènes de la vie parisienne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| cycleSection | Histoire des Treize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Parisian high society
ⓘ
secret societies ⓘ |
| explores |
constraints of social rank
ⓘ
tension between desire and honor ⓘ |
| firstPublicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
a duchess of Parisian high society
ⓘ
a passionate army general ⓘ |
| genre |
psychological fiction
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realist novel ⓘ romantic novel ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
film adaptations
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theatrical adaptations ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle | Ne touchez pas à la hache NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
General de Montriveau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the Duchesse de Langeais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEnding | tragic ending ⓘ |
| includedIn | Balzac’s Études de mœurs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | French realism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Antoinette de Langeais
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Armand de Montriveau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | French ⓘ |
| partOf | La Comédie humaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Histoire des Treize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonist |
Antoinette de Langeais
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Armand de Montriveau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Paris ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Restoration France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
aristocratic society
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passion and restraint ⓘ religious retreat ⓘ social conventions ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ |
| workInBalzacCycle | La Comédie humaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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