What is it about?
It's about how Balzac constantly uses sonorous references to define people, places, and make their story move forward. Boom!
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Why is it important?
Because very little has been said about Balzac's attention to sounds and, more generally, about the roles of sounds in what is called the "realist novel".
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This page is a summary of: Balzac sonoriste, L Année balzacienne, January 2013, CAIRN,
DOI: 10.3917/balz.014.0327.
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