Father Goriot

ISBN-13: 9781511529433 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 290 str.

Honore De Balzac; Ellen Marriage

Opis

The novel takes place during the Bourbon Restoration, which brought about profound changes in French society; the struggle of individuals to secure upper-class status is ubiquitous in the book. The city of Paris also impresses itself on the characters - especially young Rastignac, who grew up in the provinces of southern France. Balzac analyzes, through Goriot and others, the nature of family and marriage, providing a pessimistic view of these institutions.