But of course the trial was real enough, for in 1857 Flaubert was charged with outrage to public morality. Review Quotes It is frivolously tempting (especially so in the light of Dominick LaCapras absorbing and provocative book) to read the trial of Madame Bovary as an ironic Flaubertian text. LaCapra maintains that Madame Bovary is at the intersection of the traditional and the modern novel, simultaneously invoking conventional expectations and subverting them. LaCapra draws on material from Flauberts correspondence, the work of literary critics, and Jean-Paul Sartres analysis of Flaubert. Dominick LaCapra, an intellectual historian with wide-ranging literary interests, here examines this remarkable trial. Book Synopsis In 1857, following the publication of Madame Bovary, Flaubert was charged with having committed an outrage to public morality and religion. About the Book In 1857, following the publication of Madame Bovary, Flaubert was charged with having committed an outrage to public morality and religion.
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