INTRODUCTION People have been interested in movement analysis in general, and gait analysis in particular, since ancient times. Aristotle, Hippocrates, Galen, Leonardo da Vinci and Honoré de Balzac all used observation to analyse the gait of human beings. The purpose of this study is to compare Honoré de Balzac's writings with a scientific analysis of human gait. SOURCES Honoré de Balzac's Th...

This paper proposes a journey through some of the many novels written by Honoré de Balzac, through the mythic constitution of his world, his epic, which summons up the same recurrent circle of figures: his “human comedy” will offer surprising insights for a better understanding of the crimes of the powerful.

This study examines spatial, temporal, and theoretical aspects of the theme exile in La Duchesse de Langeais by Honoré Balzac. Four motives are identified: departure, refuge, loss memory, reminiscence. An optimistic reading is proposed which perceived as a possibility for romance.