{"product_id":"9781593083151","title":"Lost Illusions (Barnes \u0026 Noble Classics Series)","description":"\u003ci\u003eLost Illusions\u003c\/i\u003e, by \u003cb\u003eHonore de Balzac\u003c\/b\u003e, is part of the \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBiographies of the authors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFootnotes and endnotes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComments by other famous authors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudy questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliographies for further reading \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndices \u0026amp; Glossaries, when appropriate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics \u003c\/i\u003epulls together a constellation of influences—biographical, historical, and literary—to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works. Among the best known of \u003cb\u003eBalzac\u003c\/b\u003e’s novels, \u003ci\u003eLost Illusions\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the rise and fall of Lucien Chardon, a vain but naive young poet who leaves his provincial home to seek success and fortune in Parisian society. Paralleling Lucien’s disastrously ambitious journey is the story of his friend and brother-in-law, hard-working inventor David Séchard, who is beset by unscrupulous competitors and cheated in his printing business by his own father.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eConsidered the founder of French realism, Balzac painted equally faithful pictures of the glittering but superficial world of society and the lonely struggle of impoverished men of genius. The city has a corrosive effect on Lucien’s artistic talent and moral strength, while David takes a brave stand against the constraints of provincial small-mindedness. Balzac plays out their contrasting but intertwined stories against the enduring themes of love, ambition, greed, loyalty, vanity, and betrayal. Will Lucien’s debts be the ruin of both?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePublished between 1837 and 1843, \u003ci\u003eLost Illusions\u003c\/i\u003e is part of \u003ci\u003eLa Comédie Humaine,\u003c\/i\u003e into which Balzac grouped more than ninety interlocking novels. In \u003ci\u003eLost Illusions\u003c\/i\u003e, scores of minor characters from these other works help bring early-nineteenth-century France to brilliant life. \u003cb\u003eMarie-Rose Logan\u003c\/b\u003e received her Ph.D. from Yale and has held teaching appointments at Yale, Rice, Temple, and Columbia. Professor Logan is a recipient of the French government’s Palmes Académiques and of awards from several foundations, including the National Endowment for the Humanities.","brand":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47047395999984,"sku":"9781593083151","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781593083151_p0.jpg?v=1763808397","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781593083151","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}