Description
The author offers a straightforward introduction to a far-from-straightforward man and artist. After an account of Gustav Flaubert's life, early writings and literary ideas, he examines the themes and techniques of each of the major works, and briefly surveys the process of reinterpretation to which Flaubert has been exposed over the last hundred years.
Keywords
Flaubert, Gustave, -- 1821-1880 -- Biography.Novelists, French -- 19th century -- Biography.