Comtesse Ferraud
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Comtesse Ferraud is a central figure in Honoré de Balzac’s novel "Le Colonel Chabert," known as the colonel’s estranged wife who has remarried into high society and becomes embroiled in a legal and moral conflict over his presumed death and unexpected return.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Comtesse Ferraud canonical | 3 |
| Comtesse Ferraud-Chabert | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ noblewoman ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Comtesse Ferraud
ⓘ
surface form:
Comtesse Ferraud-Chabert
Madame Chabert ⓘ Madame Ferraud ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Le Colonel Chabert ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
critique of Restoration nobility
ⓘ
themes of social climbing in La Comédie humaine ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
ambitious
ⓘ
calculating ⓘ pragmatic ⓘ socially opportunistic ⓘ |
| conflictType |
legal conflict
ⓘ
moral conflict ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| createdBy | Honoré de Balzac ⓘ |
| firstPublicationOfWork | 1832 ⓘ |
| genre | realist literature ⓘ |
| inConflictWith |
Le Colonel Chabert
ⓘ
surface form:
Colonel Chabert
|
| involvedIn |
inheritance dispute
ⓘ
marital status lawsuit ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| legalStatusInPlot | remarried widow ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | French realism ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| motivation |
preservation of social position
ⓘ
protection of wealth and title ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
antagonist to Colonel Chabert
ⓘ
central character in legal conflict ⓘ representative of Restoration aristocracy ⓘ |
| originalPublicationForm | serial publication ⓘ |
| partOf | La Comédie humaine ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Scènes de la vie privée et publique
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surface form:
Scènes de la vie privée
|
| position | member of Parisian high society ⓘ |
| relatedWork | La Comédie humaine ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Bourbon Restoration ⓘ |
| setting | Paris ⓘ |
| spouse |
Le Colonel Chabert
ⓘ
surface form:
Colonel Chabert
Comte Ferraud ⓘ |
| theme |
conflict between love and interest
ⓘ
legal injustice ⓘ marital betrayal ⓘ moral corruption ⓘ social ambition ⓘ |
| workAuthorNationality | French ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Comtesse Ferraud-Chabert