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Maitre Cornelius
Honoré de Balzac
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"Monseigneur, madame is there," said the page, going forward to meet him.
The Comte de Saint-Vallier found his wife kneeling on the steps of the alter, the old priest standing beside her and reading his breviary. At that sight the count shook the iron railing violently as if to give vent to his rage.
"What do you want here, with a drawn sword in a church?" asked the priest.
"Father, that is my husband," said the countess.
The priest took a key from his sleeve, and unlocked the railed door of the chapel. The count, almost in spite of himself, cast a look into the confessional, then he entered the chapel, and seemed to be listening attentively to the sounds in the cathedral.
"Monsieur," said his wife, "you owe many thanks to this venerable . . . Read More
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Son zamanlarda Balzac'a çok sardığım farkettim ama an itibariyle uzun süre Balzac'dan kitap okumaya ara veriyorum. Kısacık kitaplarındaki dil bile beynimi o kadar yoruyor ki, hikayesi anlamlı ve çok güzel olmasına rağmen asla odaklanamıyorum...more
HONORÉ DE BALZAC-MAÎTRE CORNELIUS
✒"Jamais le vice ne s’était mieux étreint lui-même ; car l’avare, s’enfermant par imprudence dans le cachot souterrain où gît son or, a, comme Sardanapale, la jouissance de mourir au sein de sa fortune. Mais Cornélius, tout à la fois le voleur et le volé, n’ayant le
Yet another Balzac story where people fall violently in love at first sight and risk their lives because of it. The story is rescued though by that element being more or less abandoned in favour of a picture of the title character, his sister and the king, and that part is excellent. He really does
2.5 stars. Although known as the great exponent of realism, Balzac occasionally likes to write some fanciful, Romantic-inspired stories. This is one of them. Balzac does a little bait-and-switch here: he introduces us to a young man who falls in love with the pretty wife of a decrepit old hunchback
This novella set in medieval France is a love story and a mystery. It is an enjoyable read.
Publicado em 1831 faz parte dos Estudos Filosóficos dentro da Comédia Humana.
A ação se passa no ano de 1479 quando a França era regida por Luís XI, um dos personagens da história. Mestre Cornélius, um velho ambicioso e avarento é muito influente no reino e homem de confiança do soberano. Consegue en