It has been said of Balzac that his characters have no interiority. But the novella Les Secrets de la princesse de Cadignan shows the opposite. A comedy played out “dans le for intérieur de la conscience,” it depicts the affectations of a woman who hides and reveals secrets. What better testament to cognitive activity? From interior space to secrecy, the article strives to tease out Balzac’s different paradigms of interiority.
CLIL theme: 4027 -- SCIENCES HUMAINES ET SOCIALES, LETTRES -- Lettres et Sciences du langage -- Lettres -- Etudes littéraires générales et thématiques
ISBN:978-2-406-09607-8
EAN:9782406096078
ISSN: 2649-2571
DOI: 10.15122/isbn.978-2-406-09607-8.p.0073
Publisher: Classiques Garnier
Online publication: 08-02-2019
Periodicity: Annual
Language: French
Keyword: Space, interiority, Princesse de Cadignan, psychonarrative, secrecy