Destruction and power: the fantastic in Honoré de Balzac’s "L’Elixir de Longue Vie"

The aim of the following study is to determine how the fantastic is explored in the works of Honoré de Balzac particularly in the story "L’Elixir de Longue Vie" (1830), which was included in the Études Philosophiques of his Comédie Humaine. Firstly, we attempt to uncover which definition o...

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Autor principal: Montilla Lerena, María Emilia
Formato: Artículo revista
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Instituto de Literaturas Modernas 2019
Materias:
Fantástico
Crítica Social
Estudio filosófico
Don Juan
Fantastic
Social Critique
Philosophical Study
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.uncu.edu.ar/ojs3/index.php/literaturasmodernas/article/view/2802
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Revista de literaturas modernas de Universidad Nacional de Cuyo
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topic Fantástico
Crítica Social
Estudio filosófico
Don Juan
Fantastic
Social Critique
Philosophical Study
Don Juan
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Crítica Social
Estudio filosófico
Don Juan
Fantastic
Social Critique
Philosophical Study
Don Juan
Montilla Lerena, María Emilia
Destruction and power: the fantastic in Honoré de Balzac’s "L’Elixir de Longue Vie"
topic_facet Fantástico
Crítica Social
Estudio filosófico
Don Juan
Fantastic
Social Critique
Philosophical Study
Don Juan
author Montilla Lerena, María Emilia
author_facet Montilla Lerena, María Emilia
author_sort Montilla Lerena, María Emilia
title Destruction and power: the fantastic in Honoré de Balzac’s "L’Elixir de Longue Vie"
title_short Destruction and power: the fantastic in Honoré de Balzac’s "L’Elixir de Longue Vie"
title_full Destruction and power: the fantastic in Honoré de Balzac’s "L’Elixir de Longue Vie"
title_fullStr Destruction and power: the fantastic in Honoré de Balzac’s "L’Elixir de Longue Vie"
title_full_unstemmed Destruction and power: the fantastic in Honoré de Balzac’s "L’Elixir de Longue Vie"
title_sort destruction and power: the fantastic in honoré de balzac’s "l’elixir de longue vie"
description The aim of the following study is to determine how the fantastic is explored in the works of Honoré de Balzac particularly in the story "L’Elixir de Longue Vie" (1830), which was included in the Études Philosophiques of his Comédie Humaine. Firstly, we attempt to uncover which definition of the term "fantastic" can be best applied to the work of Balzac. Moreover, this study tasks itself with exploring to what extent is L’Elixir de Longue Vie a fantastic story, what elements are inspired by previous works of fiction (writings by Hoffmann and Steele as well as classic elements such as the character of Don Juan) and what original contributions does the writer makes with his particular piece. Lastly, we consider the purpose Balzac fulfils by resorting to the fantastic in a philosophical study, and how he is able to transmit a specific social critique throughout the story.
publisher Instituto de Literaturas Modernas
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