Eugénie Grandet /
The love of money and a passionate pursuit of it are seen as a driving force in post-Revolutionary France, and are studied in detail in the character of Grandet
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English French |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2003
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| Series: | Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press)
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| Summary: | The love of money and a passionate pursuit of it are seen as a driving force in post-Revolutionary France, and are studied in detail in the character of Grandet The story of a girl whose life is blighted by her father's hysterical greed "The Grandet household, oppressed by the exacting miserliness of Grandet himself, is jerked violently out of routine by the sudden arrival of Eugénie's cousin Charles, recently orphaned and penniless. Eugénie's emotional awakening, stimulated by her love for her cousin, brings her into direct conflict with her father, whose cunning and financial success are matched against her determination to rebel."--Back cover "The Grandet household, oppressed by the exacting miserliness of Grandet himself, is jerked violently out of routine by the sudden arrival of Eugénie's cousin Charles, recently orphaned and penniless. Eugénie's emotional awakening, stimulated by her love for her cousin, brings her into direct conflict with her father, whose cunning and financial success are matched against her determination to rebel."--Back cover |
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| Item Description: | Originally published: 1990 This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC Translation of: Eugénie Grandet Translation of: Eugénie Grandet "First published as a World's classics paperback 1990"--T.p. verso "First published as a World's classics paperback 1990"--Title page verso |
| Physical Description: | xxxiv, 200 p. ; 19 cm xxxiv, 200 p. ; 20 cm xxxiv, 200 pages ; 19 cm xxxiv, 200 pages ; 20 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. xxxi) Includes bibliographical references (page xxxi) Includes bibliographical references (pages xxxi) Includes bibliographical references |
| ISBN: | 019280474X 0192826050 : 0192826050 0199555893 9780192804747 9780192826053 9780199555895 |