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![]() | Physiology of Marriage (1900) Petty Worries of Conjugal Life (The ninth book in the Human Comedy series) A novel by Honoré de Balzac |
It is well known that Balzac had two literary careers--the first, under a pseudonym, writing blood-and-thunder romance novels and the second, under his own name, as the creator of 'La Comedie Humaine', the vast chronicle of "contemporary life in all its complexity." But, in between these outpourings of fiction, he wrote a work of nonfiction--'The Physiology of Marriage'--that brought him his first fame as a writer and introduced his now familiar worldview in which passion is held in check by social advantage and blind innocence is the greatest danger to well-being. As forgotten today as Stendhal's much more ardent 'On Love' is renown, 'The Physiology of Marriage' coolly examines the economics and power relationships of seduction and love. Balzac proposes that marriage and the selection of a wife be treated as a science, and examines topics ranging from moral education to methods for foiling adulterous relationships. For all of its apparent misogyny, the 'Physiology' is surprisingly evenhanded in its rough treatment of both men and women (and is said to have been written with the collaboration of two women). Though addressed to a male audience, the book's lively attack on the stale institution of marriage made it most popular with women readers of its day. "'Policy' in marriage consists of taking advantage of all opportunities offered by the laws, by the system of our morals, by force, and by cunning, for preventing your wife from doing the three things that practically constitute the life of love: writing to her lover, seeing him, and speaking to him."--from 'The Physiology of Marriage'
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Hardback Editions
November 2009 : Hardback
| Title: The Physiology of Marriage Author(s): Honore de Balzac ISBN: 1-117-00393-0 / 978-1-117-00393-1 Publisher: BiblioLife, LLC Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
November 2008 : Hardback
| Title: The Physiology of Marriage Author(s): Honore de Balzac ISBN: 0-559-62361-5 / 978-0-559-62361-5 (USA edition) Publisher: BiblioBazaar, LLC Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
August 2008 : Hardback
| Title: The Physiology of Marriage Author(s): Honore De Balzac ISBN: 0-554-25540-5 / 978-0-554-25540-8 (USA edition) Publisher: BiblioLife Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
August 2008 : Hardback
| Title: The Physiology of Marriage Author(s): Honore de Balzac ISBN: 0-554-34843-8 / 978-0-554-34843-8 (USA edition) Publisher: BiblioLife Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
July 2007 : Hardback
| Title: The Physiology of Marriage Author(s): Honore de Balzac ISBN: 0-548-00781-0 / 978-0-548-00781-5 (USA edition) Publisher: Kessinger Publishing, LLC Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
June 2003 : Hardback
| Title: The Physiology of Marriage: Pt. 3 Author(s): Honore de Balzac ISBN: 1-4043-8374-3 / 978-1-4043-8374-6 (USA edition) Publisher: Indypublish.com Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
June 2003 : Hardback
| Title: The Physiology of Marriage: Part 2 (Pt. 2) Author(s): Honore de Balzac ISBN: 1-4043-8372-7 / 978-1-4043-8372-2 (USA edition) Publisher: IndyPublish.com Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
June 2003 : Hardback
| Title: The Physiology of Marriage: Part 1 (Pt. 1) Author(s): Honore de Balzac ISBN: 1-4043-8370-0 / 978-1-4043-8370-8 (USA edition) Publisher: IndyPublish.com Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1997 : Hardback
| Title: The Physiology of Marriage Author(s): Honoré de Balzac Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
1980 : Hardback
| Title: Physiology of Marriage Author(s): Honore De Balzac Publisher: UNSPECIFIED VENDOR Availability: Amazon More details... |
April 1943 : Hardback
| Title: Physiology of Marriage Author(s): Honore de Balzac ISBN: 0-87140-983-6 / 978-0-87140-983-6 (USA edition) Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation,U.S. Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
1932 : Hardback
| Title: THE PHYSIOLOGY OF MARRIAGE Author(s): HONORE DE BALZAC Publisher: LIVERIGHT PUBLISHING Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
June 1929 : Hardback
| Title: Physiology of Marriage Author(s): Honore de Balzac ISBN: 0-686-53911-7 / 978-0-686-53911-7 (USA edition) Publisher: French & European Pubns Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
January 2012 : Paperback
| Title: The Physiology of Marriage (Volume 33-34) Author(s): Honoré de Balzac ISBN: 1-150-17107-3 / 978-1-150-17107-9 Publisher: General Books LLC Availability: Amazon More details... |
August 2011 : Paperback
| Title: The Physiology of Marriage Author(s): Honoré De Balzac ISBN: 1-241-26759-6 / 978-1-241-26759-9 Publisher: Unknown Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
August 2010 : Paperback
| Title: The physiology of marriage Author(s): Honoré de Balzac ISBN: 1-177-85703-0 / 978-1-177-85703-1 Publisher: Nabu Press Availability: Amazon More details... |
November 2009 : Paperback
| Title: The Physiology of Marriage Author(s): Honoré de Balzac ISBN: 1-117-00395-7 / 978-1-117-00395-5 Publisher: BiblioBazaar Availability: Amazon More details... |
November 2008 : Paperback
| Title: The Physiology of Marriage Author(s): Honore de Balzac ISBN: 0-559-62360-7 / 978-0-559-62360-8 (USA edition) Publisher: BiblioBazaar, LLC Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
November 2008 : Paperback
| Title: The Physiology of Marriage Author(s): Honoré de Balzac ISBN: 0-559-62357-7 / 978-0-559-62357-8 (USA edition) Publisher: BiblioBazaar Availability: Amazon More details... |
November 2008 : Paperback
| Title: The Physiology Of Marriage Author(s): Honore de Balzac ISBN: 1-4385-0649-X / 978-1-4385-0649-4 Publisher: Book Jungle Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
October 2007 : Paperback
| Title: The Physiology of Marriage Author(s): Honore de Balzac ISBN: 1-4264-9285-5 / 978-1-4264-9285-3 (USA edition) Publisher: BiblioBazaar Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
February 2007 : Paperback
| Title: The Physiology of Marriage Author(s): Honore de Balzac ISBN: 0-554-15007-7 / 978-0-554-15007-9 (USA edition) Publisher: BiblioBazaar Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
February 2007 : Paperback
| Title: The Physiology of Marriage Author(s): Honore de Balzac ISBN: 0-554-04303-3 / 978-0-554-04303-6 (USA edition) Publisher: BiblioBazaar Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
February 2007 : Paperback
| Title: The Physiology of Marriage Author(s): Honore de Balzac ISBN: 1-4264-9228-6 / 978-1-4264-9228-0 (USA edition) Publisher: BiblioBazaar Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
May 2006 : Paperback
| Title: The Physiology of Marriage Author(s): Honore de Balzac ISBN: 1-4065-0672-9 / 978-1-4065-0672-3 (UK edition) Publisher: Dodo Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
April 2005 : Paperback
| Title: The Physiology of Marriage Author(s): Honore de Balzac ISBN: 0-7661-9480-9 / 978-0-7661-9480-9 (USA edition) Publisher: Kessinger Publishing, LLC Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
June 2003 : Paperback
| Title: The Physiology of Marriage: Part 3 (Pt. 3) Author(s): Honore de Balzac ISBN: 1-4043-8375-1 / 978-1-4043-8375-3 (USA edition) Publisher: IndyPublish.com Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
June 2003 : Paperback
| Title: The Physiology of Marriage: Pt. 2 Author(s): Honore de Balzac ISBN: 1-4043-8373-5 / 978-1-4043-8373-9 (USA edition) Publisher: Indypublish.com Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
June 2003 : Paperback
| Title: The Physiology of Marriage: Pt. 1 Author(s): Honore de Balzac ISBN: 1-4043-8371-9 / 978-1-4043-8371-5 (USA edition) Publisher: Indypublish.com Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
October 2000 : Paperback
| Title: The Physiology of Marriage Author(s): Honore de Balzac ISBN: 1-84637-987-3 / 9781846379871 (UK edition) Publisher: The Echo Library Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
May 1997 : Paperback
| Title: The Physiology of Marriage Author(s): Honoré de Balzac ISBN: 0-8018-5550-0 / 978-0-8018-5550-4 (USA edition) Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1932 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: The Physiology of Marriage Author(s): Honore de Balzac Publisher: Grove Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
Other Editions
August 2008 : Kindle edition
| Title: The Physiology of Marriage (complete): The Musings of an Eclectic Philosopher on the Happiness and Unhappiness of Married Life Author(s): Honore De Balzac Publisher: Celtic Giraffe Books Availability: Amazon More details... |
December 2000 : Kindle edition
| Title: The Physiology of Marriage Part 3 Author(s): Honore de Balzac Publisher: Library of Alexandria Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
March 2000 : Kindle edition
| Title: The Physiology of Marriage (Part 2) Author(s): Honore de Balzac Publisher: Library of Alexandria Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
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