Balzac, Honoré de 1799-1850 creator text utu 2004 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Droll Stories — Volume 1" by Honoré de Balzac is a collection of humorous short stories published in groups between 1832-1837. Written in pastiche Renaissance French, these ribald tales are set in medieval and Renaissance France, inspired by Boccaccio's Decameron and Rabelais. Balzac aimed to capture a golden age of French character while addressing moral and political issues through sexually charged, sometimes obscene narratives. The archaic language creates both startling directness and distance, allowing bold treatment of provocative themes that scandalized contemporary critics. (This is an automatically generated summary.) The fair Imperia -- The venial sin -- The king's sweetheart -- The devil's heir -- The merrie jests of King Louis the Eleventh -- The high constable's wife -- The maid of Thilouse -- The brothers-in-arms -- The vicar of Azay-le-Rideau -- The reproach. Translation of: Les contes drôlatiques See also: Vol 2: #2318, Vol 3: #2551, and the complete work #13260 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Cent_Contes_drolatiques Release date is 2004-08-23 Produced by Ian Hodgson, and Dagny Original publication data not identified Humorous stories French literature -- 19th century France -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Short stories, French -- Translations into English PQ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1925 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1925 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133051.0 1925