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Shortcut | WP:BALZAC |
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Category | WikiProject Balzac articles |
Parent project(s) | France |
Project banner template | {{Balzac}} |
Userbox | {{User WikiProject Balzac}} |
Has goals? | Yes |
Welcome to WikiProject Balzac, dedicated to producing a comprehensive collection of well-written articles about Honoré de Balzac (1799–1850) and the 100+ works of La Comédie humaine.
In general, articles should be named in French. There is some disagreement on Wikipedia about whether to use French or English, but insofar as Balzac's works are usually described in French (Le Père Goriot rather than Old Goriot), this project has chosen French.
Any article regarding a novel or play should start with this pro forma introduction:
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Le Colonel Chabert (English: Colonel Chabert) is an 1832 novel by French author Honoré de Balzac (1799–1850) and included in the Scènes de la vie privée section of his novel sequence La Comédie humaine. | '''''Le Colonel Chabert''''' (English: ''Colonel Chabert'') is an 1832 novel by [[French people|French]] author [[Honoré de Balzac]] (1799–1850) and included in the ''Scènes de la vie privée'' section of his novel sequence ''[[La Comédie humaine]]''. |
NOTE: WikiProject Novels offers guidelines for components of article bodies.
Each article regarding a novel or play should have as its first external link the work at Project Gutenberg. A list can be found here. Another option is the archive on the Carnegie Mellon University website.
Each article should be listed in the following categories:
And each novel or play, respectively:
The message box template {{WikiProject Balzac}} is available to add to talk pages of Balzac-related articles and appears as:
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The userbox {{User WikiProject Balzac}} is available for use on participants' User pages and appears at right.
The {{BalzacFooter}} template below will be filled in as articles are created; it should be placed at the bottom of each article.