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A brilliant psychological portrait, Madame Bovary searingly depicts the human mind in search of transcendence. Who is Madame Bovary? Flaubert's answer to this question was superb: "Madame Bovary, c'est moi." Acclaimed as a masterpiece upon its publication in 1857, the work catapulted Flaubert to the ranks of the world's greatest novelists. This volume, with its fine translation by Lowell Bair, a perceptive introduction by Leo Bersani, and a co...

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Translated, this correspondence, from 1863-76, is unique in the history of French literature. Never have two great writers set down their ideas so candidly and over so long a period on the most varied topics, including the genesis of their own writings, a commentary on the Paris theatre, gossip from the literary world and their own domestic lives.

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Quasi un testamento spirituale incompiuto di Flaubert, quest'opera vede in un certo senso coincidere i due temi di santità e stupidità. I due amici protagonisti, due semplici e mediocri copisti, volonterosi e patetici nel loro far appello al sapere, nel loro libresco affrontare l'esperienza da deliziosi imbecilli, consentono a Flaubert di colpire la cultura delle idee cui fanno riferimento con innocenza e disarmante fiducia. Il loro ridicolo e...

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Die junge Emma Rouault hat den Landarzt Charles Bovary geheiratet, einen Langweiler, der kein Interesse am gesellschaftlichen Leben hat. Auch die Geburt einer Tochter ändert nichts daran. Enttäuscht beginnt Emma eine Affäre mit dem allerdings nur mäßig interessierten Großgrundbesitzer Rodolphe. Zugleich gibt sie immer mehr Geld für Luxusgüter aus, um zumindest den Anschein eines Lebens im Reichtum zu genießen. Doch Emmas Verschwendungssucht üb...

Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880) was a French writer who is counted among the greatest Western novelists. He is known especially for his first published novel, Madame Bovary (1857), and for his scrupulous devotion to his art and style, best exemplified by his endless search for "le mot juste" ("the precise word"). In September 1849, he completed the first version of a novel, The Temptation of Saint Anthony. In 1858, he travelled to Carthage to gat...

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Sensuous, romantic young Emma Bovary is dissatisfied with her humdrum married life. Seeking passion, she drifts into a series of sordid affairs, but her inevitable disillusionment leads to her doom.

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Encuadernación: Tapa dura con sobrecubierta Colección: Backlist clásicosDos escribientes parisinos, François Denys Bartholomé Bouvard y Justine Romain Cyrille Pécuchet, se conocen un día de verano de 1838 y, casi al instante, se convierten en grandes amigos. Cuando Bouvard hereda una considerable fortuna ambos deciden instalarse en una granja de Normandía. Creen que la vida tranquila del campo les estimulará intelectualmente y, así, con el pas...