Wpisanie polityki w przestrzeń. „Stracone złudzenia” i dwuznaczność Balzakowskiej topografii

• Authors: Gisèle Séginger

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The Policy Inscribed in the Space. Lost illusions and the Ambiguity in Balzac’s Topography

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

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In Lost illusions, Balzac expressed his doubts and criticism concerning Restoration. However these opinions are not openly expressed, but inscribed in the presented world. Novelistic Angoulême – as well as Paris – is the city where topography is the reflection of social tensions, political connections and class oppositions. The space has a dual character – divided into the province and the capital. In the novel it turns out that Paris is not the center which establishes the rules – it turns out to be a fallen and infernal city forcing his inhabitants to agree to a compromise which is supposed to bring them profits in the future. The French capital seems to be the space of constant disturbance and endless anxiety. Despite that, in Lost illusions the critical vision of Paris is accompanied by the fascination which anticipates Baudelaire’s and Huysmans’ oeuvre.

Keywords

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Comaparative Literature; Geopoetics; Honoré de Balzac

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
• Journal: Rocznik Komparatystyczny
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 3
• Pages: p.239-253

Contributors

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Gisèle Séginger

• Université Paris‑Est Marne‑la‑Vallée