This exquisite novel tells the story of one of the most compelling heroines in modern literature--Emma Bovary.
Madame Bovary has a perfection that not only stamps it, but that makes it stand almost alone; it holds itself with such a supreme unapproachable assurance.
This exquisite novel tells the story of one of the most compelling heroines in modern literature--Emma Bovary.
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.
Acclaimed as a masterpiece upon its publication in 1857, the work catapulted Flaubert to the ranks of the world\'s greatest novelists.
Who is Madame Bovary? Flaubert\'s answer to this question was superb: Madame Bovary, c\'est moi.
A brilliant psychological portrait, Madame Bovary searingly depicts the human mind in search of transcendence.
But her sensuous and sentimental desires lead her only to suffering corruption and downfall. - 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.
Madame Bovary has 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.
This exquisite novel tells the story of one of the most compelling heroines in modern literature--Emma Bovary.
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.
Acclaimed as a masterpiece upon its publication in 1857, the work catapulted Flaubert to the ranks of the world\'s greatest novelists.
Who is Madame Bovary? Flaubert\'s answer to this question was superb: Madame Bovary, c\'est moi.
A brilliant psychological portrait, Madame Bovary searingly depicts the human mind in search of transcendence.
But her sensuous and sentimental desires lead her only to suffering corruption and downfall. - 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.
Madame Bovary has 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.
This exquisite novel tells the story of one of the most compelling heroines in modern literature--Emma Bovary
