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The Physiology of Marriage

Honoré de Balzac

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Book Excerpt: 
. . .I had been well content that thou should'st have dipped the pen this moment into the ink instead of myself; but that not being the case—Mrs. Shandy being now close beside me, preparing for bed—I have thrown together without order, and just as they have come into my mind, such hints and documents as I deem may be of use to thee; intending, in this, to give thee a token of my love; not doubting, my dear Toby, of the manner in which it will be accepted. "In the first place, with regard to all which concerns religion in the affair—though I perceive from a glow in my cheek, that I blush as I begin to speak to thee upon the subject, as well knowing, notwithstanding thy unaffected secrecy, how few of its offices thou neglectest—yet I would remind thee of one (during the continuance of thy courtship) in a particular manner, which I would not have omitted; and that is, never to go forth upon the enterprise, whether it be in t. . . Read More

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La Physiologie, Madame, fut un livre entrepris dans le but de d��fendre les femmes. Ainsi le sens de mon livre est l'attribution exclusive de toutes les fautes, commises par les femmes, �� leurs maris. C'est une grande absolution - puis j'y r��clame les droits naturels et imprescriptibles de la femm

Très intéressant de découvrir la vision de Balzac à cette époque sur le mariage et surtout sur les femmes bien que je ne sois pas d'accord avec lui (évidemment).
J'ai un peu décroché vers le dernier tiers du livre.
Je recommande tout de même cette lecture si vous souhaitez connaître un des premiers r

PHYSIOLOGIE DE MARRIAGE-BALZAC
✒"L’amour est la poésie des sens. Il a la destinée de tout ce qui est grand chez l’homme et de tout ce qui procède de sa pensée. Ou il est sublime, ou il n’est pas. Quand il existe, il existe à jamais et va toujours croissant. C’est là cet amour que les Anciens faisaien

Aveva venticinque anni, Balzac quando ha cominciato a scrivere la “Fisiologia del matrimonio”. E non era nemmeno lontanamente sposato. E ha scritto quanto di più intelligente io abbia mai letto sull’argomento. Né leggerò mai più un qualsiasi altro manuale sul tema: c’è tutto qui.
Balzac pubblica que

Il était courant, à l'époque de Balzac, d'écrire des Physiologies et autres ouvrages pseudoscientifiques. Ainsi, certains ouvrages proposaient de déduire de la façon dont les gens marchaient leur caractère. Ou de déduire de la façon dont ils mangeaient leurs pensées.

Balzac se rit de ces écrits en p

This book, written directly before Balzac began The Human Comedy, is pretty tough to read compared to his other works. It has been compared to Stendhal's Love, which I thought was terrible. It is not a novel, but a guide for men who potentially want to marry. Although there are some funny parts - "A

Un livre sur la vie. La vie avec une femme. Une femme du XIX siècle? Une femme française? Peut-être n'importe quel femme? Une femme d'aujourd'hui? Enfin, un livre amusant décrivant les ruses féminines en expliquant le sexe féminin du XIX siècle (bien sûr)!

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