Representations De La Noblesse Dans Le Roman Francais (1789--1848)

The French nobility is considered as a class defeated by the bourgeoisie and irrelevant within the capitalist economy. This widespread view fails to explain the vivid presence of the nobles in the 19th century cultural production. A phenomenological analysis of five novels (L'emigre, by Senac de Meilhan, Delphine, by Germaine de Stael, L'interdiction, Une double famille, and Beatrix, by Honore de Balzac) allows me to define a flexible model on which I base a study of nobility representations between 1789 and 1848. This model is organized around the following aspects: heredity and the idea of biological superiority, family and matrimonial practices, individual vs. lineage, education and savoir-faire, forms of sociability, (non)conformity to the norms, interpretation of signs and appearances, political engagements, equality vs. inequality, interaction with other social groups.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

French

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Ilinca, Ingrid L.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Mortimer, Amine Kotin

• Literature, Modern

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI3406757

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/86284