Balzac and the crime of the powerful

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Ruggiero, V. 2015. Balzac and the crime of the powerful. Societies. 5 (2), pp. 325-338. https://doi.org/10.3390/soc5020325
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TitleBalzac and the crime of the powerful
AuthorsRuggiero, V.
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This paper proposes a journey through some of the many novels written by Honoré de Balzac, through the mythic constitution of his world, his epic which summons up the same recurrent circle of figures: his ‘human comedy’ will offer surprising insights for a better understanding of the crimes of the powerful.

Keywordspower; crime; criminal criminologists; ruthlessness; interests; spectres
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