Category Archives: Gustave Flaubert

Emma Bovary: The Original Desperate Housewife (by Jill)

Posted on November 2, 2012 by badkitty1016

I finished Madame Bovary a little over a week ago but I waited a few days to start my post about it and then it’s taken a few days to finish it.  I blame the World Series and Hurricane Sandy.  … Continue reading →

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Final Thoughts on Madame Bovary (by Bethany)

Posted on October 31, 2012 by lfpbe

I think Madame Bovary is the wisest, most beautiful novel that ever bored me to tears. Structurally, it’s flawless: the establishment right from the start of Charles Bovary as a harmless buffoon who ever since childhood has been separated from … Continue reading →

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I Really Am Reading It: Thoughts on Part I of Madame Bovary (by Bethany)

Posted on October 26, 2012 by lfpbe

I know it’s taken me a while to get started, but I’m reading Madame Bovary actively now and am enjoying it. I do think Lydia Davis’ translation is the best I’ve ever encountered, although I’m also willing to blame my … Continue reading →

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Just doing some mean girl ranting about Emma Bovary on a Sunday night… Progress report on Part One of Gustave Flaubert’s Madame Bovary (by Jill)

Posted on October 14, 2012 by badkitty1016

I’ve been doing a little reading about Madame Bovary on the side, and have learned that this book was quite revolutionary when it was first published in 1857.  It was one of the first realistic novels published.  I can see … Continue reading →

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Prereading notes on Gustave Flaubert’s Madame Bovary (by Jill)

Posted on October 8, 2012 by badkitty1016

  Let me tell you what I know about Madame Bovary.  There’s a married French woman and she has an affair.  This was assigned, as Bethany said, as extra credit at the end of the fall semester of AP English. … Continue reading →

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AP English Challenge, Month #5: Pre-Reading Notes on Madame Bovary

Posted on September 28, 2012 by lfpbe

All I really have to say about our plans to read Madame Bovary in October is this: IT’S NOT LORD JIM. Let me say it again: IT’S NOT LORD JIM. I mean, aren’t those just the four most beautiful words … Continue reading →

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