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Madame Bovary - Gustave Flaubert
Madame Bovary
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566pages. poche. broché. Il y a peu de femmes que, de tête au moins, je n'aie déshabillées jusqu'au talon. J'ai travaillé la chair en artiste et je la connais. Quant à l'amour, ç'a été le grand sujet de réflexion de toute ma vie. Ce que je n'ai pas donné à l'art pur, au métier en soi, a été là et... show more
566pages. poche. broché. Il y a peu de femmes que, de tête au moins, je n'aie déshabillées jusqu'au talon. J'ai travaillé la chair en artiste et je la connais. Quant à l'amour, ç'a été le grand sujet de réflexion de toute ma vie. Ce que je n'ai pas donné à l'art pur, au métier en soi, a été là et le coeur que j'étudiais c'était le mien. Flaubert défend ainsi son oeuvre dans une lettre à sa maîtresse, Louise Collet. L'amour si quotidien de Charles Bovary, les passions tumultueuses de sa femme Emma étaient décrites avec tant de réalisme que l'auteur et l'imprimeur furent traînés en justice pour offense publique à la morale et à la religion. On les acquitta. Flaubert n'avait peint que la réalité, les moisissures de l'âme. Une femme, mal mariée, dans une petite ville normande, rêve d'amour et le trouve.
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9782040284916 (2040284915)
Publisher: Bordas
Edition language: French
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Portable Magic
Portable Magic rated it
5.0 Madame Bovary ★★★★★
Monstrously selfish woman damages everything of value in her life and everyone who loves her. I found it surprisingly modern and easy to read - I practically zoomed through it. The writing is delicious and the humor is wicked. I'm only sorry that it took me so long to get around to reading it.
Adriana Reads
Adriana Reads rated it
3.0 Madame Bovary
I understand why this book was so scandalous at the time it came out. It dared to voice the fears of many women at the time (I would go so far as to say the majority of poor and working class women). Emma, while not a likable character, was trapped by society's expectations, which to some extent m...
markk
markk rated it
4.0 The first literary victim of consumerism?
I decided to pick up this book after a friend of mine saw a television adaptation of what he said was regarded as the most perfect novel ever written. Intrigued, I offered to read it with him and we both quickly acquired copies. Now that I've finished it I question the appellation. It may be a sub...
Philosophical Musings of a Book Nerd
Philosophical Musings of a Book Nerd rated it
4.0 The Tragedy of a Failed Marriage
My first impression of this book was that it was simply about a woman that was really bored and that Flaubert was a genius in that he was able to write such an enthralling book about such a dry topic - but the book goes a lot deeper than that, and to say that Emma's only flaw is that she is bored is...
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