flaubert, gustave

Presents vital information on the most-studied short stories at the high school and early-college levels. Each entry contains author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, and criticism.

Each volume provides discussions of the literary and historical background of novels from various cultures and time periods. Includes concise synopses of plot, characters and themes, a brief author biography, discussion of the story's cultural and historical significance, and excerpted criticism.

Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Gustave Flaubert.

Provides in-depth analysis of the literary work Madame Bovary, as well as its importance and critical reception. Includes a chronology of the life and works of the author.

The desires and illusions of Emma Bovary, the bored wife of a provincial doctor in mid-nineteenth-century France, are shattered when reality catches up with her.

Contains the complete text of Flaubert's classic novel along with his letters describing the work and sixteen critical essays that address the novel's central themes.