Gustavus Flaubertus Bourgeoisophobus Flaubert and the Bourgeois Mentality |
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Author:
| Raitt, Alan |
Series title: | Romanticism and after in France / le Romantisme et Après en France Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-3-03910-308-9 |
Publication Date: | Dec 2004 |
Publisher: | Peter Lang AG International Academic Publishers
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $82.95 |
Book Description:
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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...
More DescriptionIt 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.