Where Flaubert Lies: Chronology, Mythology and History

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Where Flaubert Lies: Chronology, Mythology and History
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Claire Addison
SeriesCambridge Studies in French
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:416
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 138
Category/GenreLiterary studies - c 1800 to c 1900
Literary studies - fiction, novelists and prose writers
ISBN/Barcode 9780521031073
ClassificationsDewey:843.8
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 115 Tables, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 2 November 2006
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This book offers crucial perspectives on the vexed question of chronology in Flaubert's work. Critics have struggled long and hard with the apparent inconsistencies in his writing, but Claire Addison's study reveals that the situation is far more subtle, complex and intriguing than hitherto supposed. She argues that Flaubert's manipulation of dates is deliberate and that what have previously been dismissed as inadvertent errors are in fact evidence of the strong presence of Flaubert's family life, events in historical Europe and events in the life of his literary characters. This interesting reading goes far beyond what traditional methods of literary history allow us to perceive of the link between the life and work of the author.

Reviews

"Where Flaubert Lies is a serious, scholarly study which will appeal primarily to Flaubert specialists." Hope Christiansen, French Review