The Perpetual Orgy
Flaubert and Madame Bovary
Farrar Straus & Giroux · Print & ebook · September 1, 1987
WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE The book's first section is a tete-a-tete with Emma Bovary; the second traces the gestation and birth of the novel, as well as Flaubert's method, his mania for documentation, and the novel's literary sources; the third situates it in literary history.
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- Who it’s for
- A close, three-part reading of Emma Bovary, Flaubert’s methods, and the novel’s literary place.
- Themes
- Literary history, Novel’s creation and sources
- Genres
- French Literary Criticism, 19th-Century Literary Criticism, Books & Reading
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WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE The book's first section is a tete-a-tete with Emma Bovary; the second traces the gestation and birth of the novel, as well as Flaubert's method, his mania for documentation, and the novel's literary sources; the third situates it in literary history. Vargas Llosa's first work of non-fiction will send the reader back to Flaubert's masterpiece with renewed interest.
Reading Flaubert Anew
A close, three-part reading of Emma Bovary, Flaubert’s methods, and the novel’s literary place.
Come here for
- A fresh encounter with Madame Bovary
- Literary context that stays close to the novel
Expect
- Three sections on Emma, Flaubert’s craft, and literary history
- Attention to documentation, method, and literary sources
Where it sits
| French Literary Criticism | 65% |
|---|---|
| 19th-Century Literary Criticism | 59% |
| Books & Reading | 47% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Iberian Lit Crit
- Authors
- Mario Vargas Llosa
- Publisher
- Farrar Straus & Giroux
- Published
- September 1, 1987
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Literary history · Novel’s creation and sources
- Reading lane
- Iberian Lit Crit