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The Legendary Sources of Flaubert's Saint Julien

The Legendary Sources of Flaubert's Saint Julien

Paperback

Series: University of Toronto Romance

Medieval & Renaissance HistoryLiterary Criticism

ISBN10: 1442651687
ISBN13: 9781442651685
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Published: Dec 15 1977
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.80
Height: 0.47 Width: 6.69 Depth: 9.61
Language: English

The sources for La Légende de Saint Julien l'Hospitalier, one of Flaubert's finest literary works, have long been the subject of numerous conflicting theories. The implications of the controversy are broad and important, not only for Flaubert's work but also for our understanding of how writers generally use traditional material. Superficial resemblances have led critics to conclude that Flaubert relied heavily on a medieval tale of Saint Julian and that he borrowed details and specific phrases from his medieval predecessor. This book, by a world renowned specialist in Flaubert studies and a medieval philologist, demonstrates that the Légende is not medieval in structure or in spirit, and that its conception is distinctly modern; where Flaubert borrowed at all he used contemporary sources to recast the Julian legend in Romantic style. Bart and Cook establish definitely what legendary sources were and show how Flaubert came into contact with them. Their extensive commentary compares the sources and the Légende in detail, explains the circumstances under which Flaubert used his materials, and analyses how they were woven into the texture of his own tale.

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