Gustavus Flaubertus Bourgeoisophobus: Flaubert and the Bourgeois Mentality: 11 (Romanticism and After in France/Le Romantisme et Apres en France) - Softcover

Raitt, Alan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3039103083 ISBN 13: 9783039103089

Verlag: Peter Lang, 2004

Inhaltsangabe

It is well known that Flaubert harboured an obsessive hatred of the bourgeois and his mentality which erupts constantly and explosively in his correspondence, informs large parts of the works set in his own time, 'Madame Bovary', 'L'Éducation sentimentale', 'Un Coeur simple' and 'Bouvard' 'et Pécuchet' and even overflows into 'Salammbô 'and his theatrical experiments. Since most of his thought and writing is so visibly and vitally affected by this obsession, it seems valuable to investigate its origins, its development and its significance for his art. That is the aim of this study which begins with a look at representations of the bourgeois in French literature before Flaubert and goes on to examine in detail what proves to be a more complex phenomenon than might at first sight appear.

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Críticas:

«Raitt's study is both academically well-argued and documented and extremely interesting. It is a very worthwhile addition to Flaubert studies.» (Leisha Ashdown- Lecointre, New Zealand Journal of French Studies)

Biografía del autor:

The Author: Alan Raitt is Emeritus Professor of French Literature in the University of Oxford and Emeritus Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford. He is responsible for numerous editions, books and articles on Flaubert.

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• Verlag: Peter Lang
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2004
• ISBN 10: 3039103083
• ISBN 13: 9783039103089
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 208