Mercadet: A Comedy in Three Acts (Registro nro. 55634)
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| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | UtSlPG |
| 041 #7 - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | en |
| Source of code | iso639-1 |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | PQ |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Balzac, Honoré de, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1799-1850 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Mercadet: A Comedy in Three Acts |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Salt Lake City, UT : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Project Gutenberg, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2004 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource : |
| Other physical details | multiple file formats |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
| Source | rdacontent |
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| Media type term | computer |
| Media type code | c |
| Source | rdamedia |
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| Carrier type term | online resource |
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| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2004-12-03 |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Produced by Dagny and John Bickers |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "Mercadet: A Comedy in Three Acts" by Honoré de Balzac is a play written in the mid-19th century that delves into the intricacies of financial speculation and social aspirations in Parisian society. The narrative revolves around the central character, Mercadet, a speculative businessperson struggling with the weight of his mounting debts while aiming to secure a prosperous marriage for his daughter, Julie. The tension between wealth, poverty, and social expectations plays a critical role as Mercadet navigates between creditors and potential suitors for his daughter. At the start of the play, we are introduced to the Mercadet household, where the servants discuss their fears regarding their master’s financial ruin. As tension builds, Mercadet enters, exhibiting a mix of charm and desperation. He is determined to impress potential creditors through a lavish dinner in hopes of marrying Julie off to a wealthy suitor, the Comte de la Brive, while manipulating his relationships with various creditors. Throughout the unfolding scenes, Mercadet's colorful rhetoric about money and morality highlights his precarious situation as he juggles the needs of his family with the demands of his debtors, setting the stage for comedic and dramatic confrontations ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Note about original | Original publication data not identified |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Comedy plays |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | French drama -- 19th century -- Translations into English |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14246">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14246</a> |
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