Flaubert

Synopsis

Michel Winock Situates Flaubert In France's Century Of Great Democratic Transition. Wary Of The Masses, Flaubert Rejected Universal Suffrage, But Above All He Hated The Vulgar, Ignorant Bourgeoisie, A Class That Embodied Every Vice Of The Democratic Age. His Loathing Became A Fixation--and A Source Of Literary Inspiration.-- The Time And The Place -- Oh! To Write -- To Love -- A Change Of Direction -- Death On The Horizon -- Louise -- 1848 -- A Longing For The Orient -- From The Pyramids To Constantinople -- Louise (last And Final) -- Emma -- Fame -- Life In Paris -- Salammbo -- Caroline's Marriage -- The Hermit In White Gloves -- Monseigneur -- Frederic Is Not Me -- Frederic Is Us -- Cold Shower -- George Sand And The Old Troubadour -- War! -- The Paris Commune -- The Being I Loved Most -- The Ups And Downs Of Melancholy -- Financial Ruin And Bereavement -- Blue Sky Ahead! -- Everything Infuriates And Weighs Upon Me -- Post Mortem -- Sketches For A Portrait -- Chronology -- A Complendium Of Flaubert Quotations -- A Critical Anthology. Michel Winock ; Translated By Nicholas Elliott. This Book Was Originally Published As Flaubert, (c) Editions Gallimard, Paris, 2013--title Page Verso. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.