Madame Bovary: Life in a Country TownMadame Bovary is the story of a young country doctor's wife who seeks escape from the boredom of her existence in love affairs and romantic yearnings, and who is doomed to disillusionment. By his evocation of Emma, a figure both absurd and pathetic, and of the petty provincialism that surrounds her, Flaubert established the realistic novel in France; but his concern was with more than mere description. His preoccupation with style and with the aesthetic transformation of a mundane and vulgar reality is what gives the novel its lasting fascination and its place as a landmark in world literature. |
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Page 109
... exclaimed : ' always on the go ... can't get away even for a few minutes . Always sweating blood and water like a cart - horse ! Never out of harness ! ' Then , just as he was leaving the room : ' By the by , have you heard the news ...
... exclaimed : ' always on the go ... can't get away even for a few minutes . Always sweating blood and water like a cart - horse ! Never out of harness ! ' Then , just as he was leaving the room : ' By the by , have you heard the news ...
Page 120
... exclaimed : ' I can't understand it — a low eating - house like that ! ' With a mighty shrug which stretched her bosom's knitted cover- ing , she pointed with both hands at the ale - house kept by her rival , from which now came the ...
... exclaimed : ' I can't understand it — a low eating - house like that ! ' With a mighty shrug which stretched her bosom's knitted cover- ing , she pointed with both hands at the ale - house kept by her rival , from which now came the ...
Page 274
... exclaimed : ' Morel's due back tonight , and I'm sure he won't refuse me — at least , I hope he won't . ' ( Morel was one of his best friends , the son of a rich merchant . ) ' I'll bring you the money tomorrow , ' he added . Emma ...
... exclaimed : ' Morel's due back tonight , and I'm sure he won't refuse me — at least , I hope he won't . ' ( Morel was one of his best friends , the son of a rich merchant . ) ' I'll bring you the money tomorrow , ' he added . Emma ...
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