Madame Bovary: A Quick Read edition
Feb 2024 · Quick Read
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This Quick Read edition includes both the full text and a summary for each chapter.
- Reading time of the complete text: about 11 hours
- Reading time of the summarized text: 26 minutes
"Madame Bovary" is a novel by Gustave Flaubert, published in 1857. It tells the story of Emma Bovary, a woman who lives beyond her means in order to escape the boredom of provincial life. The novel was initially criticized for its obscenity but became a bestseller and is now considered a masterpiece of literary realism. The plot follows Emma's unhappy marriage to Charles Bovary, her affairs with the law student LĂ©on Dupuis and the landowner Rodolphe Boulanger, and her eventual descent into despair and death. The book explores themes of romanticism, the gap between illusion and reality, and the folly of aspirations. "Madame Bovary" has been praised for its stylistic perfection and its influence on the development of psychological realism in literature. It has been adapted into several films and television series.
This Quick Read edition includes both the full text and a summary for each chapter.
- Reading time of the complete text: about 11 hours
- Reading time of the summarized text: 26 minutes
"Madame Bovary" is a novel by Gustave Flaubert, published in 1857. It tells the story of Emma Bovary, a woman who lives beyond her means in order to escape the boredom of provincial life. The novel was initially criticized for its obscenity but became a bestseller and is now considered a masterpiece of literary realism. The plot follows Emma's unhappy marriage to Charles Bovary, her affairs with the law student LĂ©on Dupuis and the landowner Rodolphe Boulanger, and her eventual descent into despair and death. The book explores themes of romanticism, the gap between illusion and reality, and the folly of aspirations. "Madame Bovary" has been praised for its stylistic perfection and its influence on the development of psychological realism in literature. It has been adapted into several films and television series.
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