"Balzac's Contes Drolatiques, or Droll Stories, were originally published in three volumes in the 1830s. Set in medieval Europe, these stories were Balzac's attempt to write in the great tradition of Rabelais and Boccaccio, to render the Middle Ages with a touch of raunchy humor, and to provide a delightful portrait of medieval France. Balzac took the old themes that had delighted his ancestors--the tales of faithless wives and confiding husbands, of monks incredibly endowed for amorous athleticism, of lusty wenches and ...
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"Balzac's Contes Drolatiques, or Droll Stories, were originally published in three volumes in the 1830s. Set in medieval Europe, these stories were Balzac's attempt to write in the great tradition of Rabelais and Boccaccio, to render the Middle Ages with a touch of raunchy humor, and to provide a delightful portrait of medieval France. Balzac took the old themes that had delighted his ancestors--the tales of faithless wives and confiding husbands, of monks incredibly endowed for amorous athleticism, of lusty wenches and adventurous lads, and of great bouts of eating and drinking." --
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Add this copy of Droll Stories to cart. $4.00, good condition, Sold by Massoglia Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Tucson, AZ, UNITED STATES, published 1958 by Bestseller Library.
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1958, London: Bestseller Library / Paul Elek Limited 1st Printing
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Good in Good jacket. 8vo-7¾"-9¾" Tall. The Dj is scuffed, rubbed and lightly chipped. Boards have rubbed edges. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound. No publishing date.