Madame Bovary / Flaubert, Gustave

Ninteenth-century novel about Emma Bovary, the wife of a provincial doctor who seeks to escape her boredom by indulging in romantic fantasies and adulterous affairs.

Presents an annotated edition of Flaubert's novel about a nineteenth-century French woman who pursues her romantic dreams through a series of lovers; and includes backgrounds and sources, and a selection of critical essays.