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Balzac on the Barricades : The Literary Origins of an Economic Revolution / Rebecca Terese Powers.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Powers, Rebecca Terese, 1982- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- French literature--19th century--History and criticism.
- French literature.
- Labor in literature.
- French literature--Economic aspects.
- Literature and society--France.
- Literature and society.
- Genre:
- Literary criticism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (243 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- Literary origins of an economic revolution
- Place of Publication:
- Charlottesville, Virginia : University of Virginia Press, [2024]
- Summary:
- "This book shows that the redefinition of labor as a basic right during the French Revolution sprang not only from political debates but also directly from contemporary literature"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Between two revolutions
- Balzac's literary labor theory of value
- The worker as hero: constructing a bourgeois narrative
- A literary identity for the worker-writer
- Building character: a formula for success
- Epologue.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-210) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780813951409
- 0813951402
- OCLC:
- 1420166385
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