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
realist novel
romantic novel
hasAdaptation film adaptations
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
passion and restraint
religious retreat
social conventions
unrequited love
workInBalzacCycle La Comédie humaine NERFINISHED

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Eugène de Rastignac appearsIn La Duchesse de Langeais
La Fille aux yeux d’or precededBy La Duchesse de Langeais