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Gustave Flaubert's Madame Bovary: A Reference Guide

Gustave Flaubert's Madame Bovary: A Reference Guide

Hardcover

Series: Greenwood Guides to Fiction

Literary Criticism

ISBN10: 0313319162
ISBN13: 9780313319167
Publisher: Greenwood
Published: Dec 30 2002
Pages: 232
Weight: 1.05
Height: 0.95 Width: 6.28 Depth: 9.70
Language: English

This comprehensive reference begins with an introductory chapter that overviews Flaubert's life and career. A detailed summary of the novel's plot is followed by a close examination of the novel's genesis, its publication history, and the merits of various editions and translations. Later chapters discuss the social and cultural contexts informing the work, Flaubert's literary craftsmanship, and the novel's critical reception. The volume concludes with extensive bibliographic information.

Flaubert's determination to achieve stylistic and structural perfection led to the creation of his masterpiece, Madame Bovary. The achievement was long considered the exemplary novel in Western literature, and writers remain deeply indebted to its legacy.

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