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Gustave Flaubert's "Madame Bovary" : a reference guide by Laurence M 1936- Porter; Eugene F 1936- Gray is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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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. Review "This work strives to be comprehensive and balanced regarding Madame Bovary, which has elicited innumerable critical responses, and the division of labor between two very different scholars is an appropriate response to this task....[t]his reference guide is an excellent resource, an invaluable tool for those whose study of the great novel is just beginning, and a useful way to broaden horizons for those who have already had that pleasu

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Author

Laurence M 1936- Porter; Eugene F 1936- Gray

Publisher

Greenwood; Bloomsbury

Published

2002

Language

EN

ISBN

9798400660832

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Literary Criticism, Literary Fiction, Romance