Poetique Balzacienne Des Noms de Personnages: Faire Concurrence a l'Etat Civil - Paperback

by Ada Smaniotto (Author)

Through the creation of 1,842 named characters, Balzac aims to "compete with the population register." Ranging from serious anthroponymic commentaries to puns revealing the motivations underlying names, this work undertakes a complete study of character names in La Comedie humaine.