Le Cabinet des Antiques

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Le Cabinet des Antiques is a novel by Honoré de Balzac that portrays the decline of the old French aristocracy in a provincial town during the Restoration era.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf novel
author Honoré de Balzac
belongsToLiteraryTradition 19th-century French novel
countryOfOrigin France
createdBy Honoré de Balzac NERFINISHED
depicts legal and financial intrigue
political tensions during the Restoration
provincial nobility
firstPublicationForm serial publication
genre French literature
realist novel
hasAlternativeTitle The Cabinet of Antiques NERFINISHED
The Collection of Antiquities NERFINISHED
hasCharacter Abbé Couturier NERFINISHED
Camille de Maufrigneuse NERFINISHED
Chevalier d’Esgrignon NERFINISHED
Du Croisier NERFINISHED
Madame du Croisier NERFINISHED
Madame d’Esgrignon NERFINISHED
Marquis d’Esgrignon NERFINISHED
Victurnien d’Esgrignon NERFINISHED
hasSubject Restoration France NERFINISHED
aristocracy
inheritance and family honor
provincial politics
social hierarchy
languageOfWork French
literaryCycle La Comédie humaine NERFINISHED
literaryMovement realism
mainTheme conflict between nobility and bourgeoisie
decline of the old French aristocracy
provincial life
social change
narrativePerspective third-person narration
originalLanguage French
partOf La Comédie humaine NERFINISHED
partOfCycleSection Scènes de la vie de province NERFINISHED
series La Comédie humaine NERFINISHED
settingCountry France NERFINISHED
settingPeriod Bourbon Restoration NERFINISHED
settingType provincial town
workInComedieHumaineCategory Scènes de la vie de province NERFINISHED

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Duchesse de Maufrigneuse appearsIn Le Cabinet des Antiques
Eugène de Rastignac appearsIn Le Cabinet des Antiques