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- François Jacob. The Logic of Life -- Criticism and interpretation (1)
- François Jacob. The Statue Within -- Criticism and interpretation (1)
- Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850). Père Goriot -- Criticism and interpretation (1)
- Michel Foucault. The Order of Things -- Criticism and interpretation (1)
- Paris (France) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century (1)
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The Velvet Glove: Virtuousness And Class In Balzac’S Paris, Nicholas C. Peters
The Velvet Glove: Virtuousness And Class In Balzac’S Paris, Nicholas C. Peters
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This piece has attempted to select a key passage in Père Goriot, and identify textual elements in order to create a taxonomy which reveals patterns from which possibilities of meaning stem. Balzac creates this scene as a condemnation of the current state of the aristocracy, as well as the greed and ambition of the middle class which further corrupts the values and integrity of the ruling class. This essay uses textual explication to analyze the descriptions, and diction used in the chosen passage to explicate a larger meaning in the novel, as well as offering a new understanding of …
The Imprint Of Foucault’S The Order Of Things On The Works Of François Jacob, Harry Newcomb
The Imprint Of Foucault’S The Order Of Things On The Works Of François Jacob, Harry Newcomb
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My intent is to examine the interplay between Michel Foucault’s The Order of Things, originally published in France as Les Mots et les choses (Words and Things) in 1966, François Jacob’s history of heredity, The Logic of Life, published in France in 1970, and his autobiography, The Statue Within, 1987.