Madame Bovary

By: Gustave Flaubert

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Paperback | 1 February 1998 | Edition Number 1

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This exquisite novel tells the story of one of the most compelling heroines in modern literature--Emma Bovary.

"Madame Bovaryhas a perfection that not only stamps it, but that makes it stand almost alone; it holds itself with such a supreme unapproachable assurance as both excites and defies judgement." - Henry James

Unhappily married to a devoted, clumsy provincial doctor, Emma revolts against the ordinariness of her life by pursuing voluptuous dreams of ecstasy and love. But her sensuous and sentimental desires lead her only to suffering corruption and downfall. 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 complete supplement of essays and critical comments, is the indispensable Madame Bovary.

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"Madame Bovary is like the railroad stations erected in its epoch: graceful, even floral, but cast of iron." -- John Updike

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Introduction	p. vii
Dedication	p. xxiii
Madame Bovary Part One	p. 1
Biographical Sketch	p. 305
Critical Supplement	p. 309
The Novelist on His Art	p. 311
Contemporary Views	p. 331
Emile Zola: Gustave Flaubert	p. 333
Guy De Maupassant: Essay on Gustave Flaubert	p. 340
Henry James: Gustave Flaubert	p. 344
Modern Critical Comment	p. 349
Harry Levin: Madame Bovary: The Cathedral and the Hospital	p. 351
Erich Auerbach: Realism In Madame Bovary	p. 372
Victor Brombert: Pattern of Imagery: Her Dreams Too High, Her House Too Narrow	p. 382
Martin Turnell: The Weaknesses of Madame Bovary	p. 394
Jean-Paul Sartre: Class Consciousness In Flaubert	p. 402
Gerard Genette: Flaubert's Silences	p. 414
Selected Bibliography	p. 421
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