Individual Morality, Collective Morality - Mores, Morality, and Civil Society in Balzac during the “Moment” of La Comédie humaine (1842–1848)

Individual Morality, Collective Morality Mores, Morality, and Civil Society in Balzac during the “Moment” of La Comédie humaine (1842–1848)

Publication type: Journal article
Journal: The Balzac Review / Revue Balzac
2022, n° 5. La morale/Morality
Author: Alliet (Jérémie)
Abstract: From 1842 onward, Balzac questioned the collective dimension of a morality previously illustrated by individual and exceptional figures. From then on, three levels of reading this morality emerge: the criticism of mores, the putting forward of a pragmatic morality, and the representation of a civil society seeking collective fulfillment.
Pages: 41 to 57
Journal: The Balzac Review
CLIL theme: 4027 -- SCIENCES HUMAINES ET SOCIALES, LETTRES -- Lettres et Sciences du langage -- Lettres -- Etudes littéraires générales et thématiques
EAN: 9782406133063
ISBN: 978-2-406-13306-3
ISSN: 2649-2571
DOI: 10.48611/isbn.978-2-406-13306-3.p.0041
Publisher: Classiques Garnier
Online publication: 07-27-2022
Periodicity: Annual
Language: French
Keyword: individual mores, pragmatic morality, civil society, Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes, L’Envers de l’histoire contemporaine