Madame Bovary (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789392322822)

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 as both excites and defies judgement." - Henry JamesUnhappily married to a devoted, clumsy provincial doctor, Emma revolts against the ordinariness of her life by pursuing voluptuous dreams of ecstasy and love. But her sensuous and sentimental desires lead her only to suffering corruption and downfall. A brilliant psychological portrait, Madame Bovary searingly depicts the human mind in search of transcendence. Who is Madame Bovary? Flaubert's answer to this question was superb: "Madame Bovary, c'est moi."Acclaimed as a masterpiece upon its publication in 1857, the work catapulted Flaubert to the ranks of the world's greatest novelists.

Author: Gustave Flaubert
ISBN-10: 9392322828
ISBN-13: 9789392322822
Publisher: Hawk Press
Language: English
Published: 06/02/1995
Pages: 326
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.73d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 8.1
Point Value: 27
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 167218 / Madame Bovary