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Gustave Flaubert - Madame Bovary - 9781853260780 - KKD0011244
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Madame Bovary

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Description for Madame Bovary Paperback. Flaubert's meticulous approach to the craft of fiction, his portrayal of contemporary reality, his representation of an unforgettable cast of characters make Madame Bovary one of the major landmarks of modern fiction. Translator(s): Aveling, Eleanor Marx. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 210. Good copy with some shelf wear

With an Introduction by Roger Clark, University of Kent at Canterbury. Translation by Eleanor Marx-Aveling.

Castigated for offending against public decency, Madame Bovary has rarely failed to cause a storm. For Flaubert's contemporaries, the fascination came from the novelist's meticulous account of provincial matters. For the writer, subject matter was subordinate to his anguished quest for aesthetic perfection. For his twentieth-century successors the formal experiments that underpin Madame Bovary look forward to the innovations of contemporary fiction.

Flaubert's protagonist in particular has never ceased to fascinate. Romantic heroine or middle-class neurotic, flawed wife and mother or passionate protester against the ... Read more

Flaubert's meticulous approach to the craft of fiction, his portrayal of contemporary reality, his representation of an unforgettable cast of characters make Madame Bovary one of the major landmarks of modern fiction.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Condition
Used, Very Good
Series
Wordsworth Classics
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Herts, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781853260780
SKU
KKD0011244
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1

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