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Representations De La Noblesse Dans Le Roman Francais (1789--1848)

Ilinca, Ingrid L.

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Title
Representations De La Noblesse Dans Le Roman Francais (1789--1848)
Author(s)
Ilinca, Ingrid L.
Issue Date
2009
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Mortimer, Amine Kotin
Department of Study
French
Discipline
French
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Literature, Modern
Language
eng
Abstract
The French nobility is considered as a class defeated by the bourgeoisie and irrelevant within the capitalist economy. This widespread view fails to explain the vivid presence of the nobles in the 19th century cultural production. A phenomenological analysis of five novels (L'emigre, by Senac de Meilhan, Delphine, by Germaine de Stael, L'interdiction, Une double famille, and Beatrix, by Honore de Balzac) allows me to define a flexible model on which I base a study of nobility representations between 1789 and 1848. This model is organized around the following aspects: heredity and the idea of biological superiority, family and matrimonial practices, individual vs. lineage, education and savoir-faire, forms of sociability, (non)conformity to the norms, interpretation of signs and appearances, political engagements, equality vs. inequality, interaction with other social groups.
Graduation Semester
2009
Type of Resource
text
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