Treasure Trove of World Literary Masterpieces -- Old Man High (Youth Edition)

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Publish Date: 2001-03-01
Features: The Old Man of the Grotto is Balzac's outstanding work. Critics call the Old Man of the Grotto the modern King Lear. But in terms of social perspective, it holds deeper and broader significance than Shakespeare's famous play. Balzac's characters are not just individuals, but symbols of their era; the tragic elements are not limited to personal temperament, but are particularly rooted in the decadent social environment. Madame de Bassompierre represents the declining aristocracy, ending her life in seclusion; Rastignac and Vautrin represent the two styles of the emerging stage: one sneaks into society like an epidemic, while the other crashes into society like a cannonball. The struggle for fame and fortune among ambitious individuals, intertwined with the desperate paternal love of the Old Man, makes the novel's content even more fantastical and gripping.