Flaubert was notoriously perfectionist about his writing and claimed to always be searching for le mot juste (the right word)". Though the basic plot is rather simple, even archetypal, the novel's true art lies in its details and hidden patterns. Madame Bovary Gustave Flaubert 1857 Introduction Author Biography Plot Summary Characters Themes Style Historical Context Critical Overview Criticism Sources For Further Reading Introduction. Published in book form in April 1857, the novel focuses on a doctor's wife, Emma Bovary, who has adulterous affairs and lives beyond her means in order to escape the banalities and emptiness of provincial life. An acceptable adaptation of the controversial classic, this abridged version doesnt sacrifice the novels numerous themes, or dumbs them down. Translated by Eleanor Marx Aveling (1855 - 1898) Flaubert transformed a commonplace story of adultery into an enduring work of profound humanity. Download cover art Download CD case insert Madame Bovary Madame Bovary, novel by Gustave Flaubert, serialized in the Revue de Paris in 1856 and then published in two volumes the following year.
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