French Forum, September 22nd, 2001
Despite its popularity, if one can consider successive paperback editions an indication of popularity, Balzac's Pierrette (1840) has had remarkably little attention from critics and scholars, no more than passing references and a very small handful of introductions and studies. (1) These professional readers have frequently mentioned Balzac's early plans for the work, indicated in a letter to Mme Hanska on 4 June 1839: "la premiere ceuvre un peu jeune fille que je ferai, je la dedierai a votre chere Anna..." While everyone understands that the expectation for what Jean-Louis Tritter calls "u...
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