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Ursula

Ursula

著者： Honoré de Balzac
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First published in French in 1841 as Ursule Mirouët, Ursula is a captivating part of Balzac’s monumental series, The Human Comedy. The story revolves around a wealthy, elderly doctor who has raised his goddaughter, the daughter of his deceased brother-in-law, an illegitimate man himself. As the doctor retires to a provincial town filled with relatives vying for a share of his fortune, the tension rises. These relatives, driven by greed and entitlement under the stringent French inheritance laws of the time, represent a stark contrast to the beloved goddaughter, who has no legal claim to his wealth. Adding an intriguing layer to the narrative is Balzacs fascination with occult spiritualism, drawing on themes of mesmerism and the mystical ideas of Emanuel Swedenborg. While modern readers may dismiss the novels supernatural elements, they were significant to Balzac and his contemporaries, illustrating the intertwined nature of the spiritual and material worlds. Balzac himself regarded this work as his finest achievement up to that point in his career. - Summary by Bruce PirieCopyright 19th and 20th Century Fiction アート スピリチュアリティ 文学史・文学批評
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