02441cam a22003133u 45000010005000000030007000050050017000120060002000290070005000310080041000360400011000770410017000880500007001051000035001122450039001472640051001863000047002373360026002843370026003103380036003365000031003725050221004035080120006245201195007445340045019396530055019846530046020398560042020859161UtSlPG20260610133229.0mcr n260607r2005||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPQ1 aMaupassant, Guy de,d1850-189310aComedy of Marriage and Other Tales 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2005  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2005-10-010 aLa paix du menage -- Musotte -- The lancer's wife -- Hautot senior and Hautot junior -- No quarter -- The orphan -- A lively friend -- The blind man -- The impolite sex -- The cake -- The corsican bandit -- The duel.  aText file produced by Tiffany Vergon, Sandra Brown and Distributed
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HTML file produced by David Widger  a"Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales" by Guy de Maupassant is a collection of short stories likely written during the late 19th century. The work explores the complexities of marriage through various characters and scenarios, with the initial story, "La Paix du Ménage," introducing us to the troubled relationship of Monsieur and Madame de Sallus as well as the deepened connection between Madame de Sallus and her lover, Jacques de Randol.   At the start of the play, we are placed in a drawing room where Madame de Sallus engages in a secretly affectionate conversation with Jacques de Randol, highlighting their romantic tension. Their dialogue reveals the strain in Madame de Sallus's marriage with Monsieur de Sallus, who has largely been indifferent to her affections. The characters navigate feelings of love, desire, jealousy, and discontent within the bounds of societal expectations, with Madame de Sallus contemplating her feelings for both her husband and Jacques. This mix of themes sets the stage for a critical examination of marriage and infidelity, reflecting the intricacies and emotional challenges faced by the characters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aShort stories, French -- Translations into English  aFrench drama -- Translations into English40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/9161