| Madame Bovary Contributor(s): Marx-Aveling, Eleanor (Translator), Struik, Alex (Illustrator), Flaubert, Gustave (Author) |
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ISBN: 1481263234 ISBN-13: 9781481263238 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $18.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 920 |
| Physical Information: 0.91" H x 6" W x 9" (1.32 lbs) 452 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - French |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 167218 Reading Level: 8.1 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 27.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Madame Bovary (1856) is Gustave Flaubert's first published novel and is considered by many critics to be a masterpiece. The story 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. Though the basic plot is rather simple, even archetypal, the novel's true art lies in its details and hidden patterns. When it was first serialized in La Revue de Paris between 1 October 1856 and 15 December 1856, the novel was attacked for obscenity by public prosecutors. The resulting trial, held in January 1857, made the story notorious. After Flaubert's acquittal on 7 February 1857, Madame Bovary became a bestseller when it was published as a single volume in April 1857. Flaubert's masterpiece is now considered a seminal work of Realism and one of the most influential novels ever written. Gustave Flaubert (December 12, 1821 - May 8, 1880) was a French writer who is counted among the greatest novelists in Western literature. He is known especially for his first published novel, Madame Bovary, for his Correspondence, and for his scrupulous devotion to his art and style. |