La Rabouilleuse [SEP] series
La Rabouilleuse
La Rabouilleuse ("The Black Sheep") is an 1842 novel by Honoré de Balzac, and is one of the "Scènes de la vie province" in the series "La Comédie humaine". "The Black Sheep" is the title of the English translation by Donald Adamson published by Penguin Classics. It tells the story of the Bridau family, trying to regain their lost inheritance after a series of mishaps.
Though for years an overlooked work in Balzac's canon, it has gained popularity and
- Hélène Colombani Giaufret, « Balzac linguiste dans "Les Célibataires" », "Studi di storia della civiltà letteraria francese", I-II. Paris, Champion, 1996, p. 695-717.
- Lucienne Frappier-Mazur, « Max et les Chevaliers : famille, filiation et confrérie dans "La Rabouilleuse" », "Balzac, pater familias", Amsterdam, Rodopi, 2001, p. 51-61.
- Gaston Imbault, « Autour de "La Rabouilleuse" »,