Madame Bovary (Cliffs Notes) [Paperback]

James L. Roberts (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0822007800 | ISBN-13: 978-0822007807 | Publication Date: July 6, 1964 | Edition: 1

The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background.

With CliffsNotes on Madame Flaubert, you'll gain insight into Gustave Flaubert's novel that was so scandalous, he was brought to trial for immorality. Written in 1857, Madame Bovary is a pointed telling of the protagonist's immoral behavior as she ignores her duties as wife and mother to pursue her superficial romantic ideals. However, many now claim the novel as an integral part of modern European and American fiction and the forerunner and model of the realistic novel.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Cliffs Notes; 1 edition (July 6, 1964)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0822007800
• ISBN-13: 978-0822007807
• Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.2 x 8.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars not ugly, April 2, 2000

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Kathryn (Germany) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Madame Bovary (Cliffs Notes) (Paperback)

Madame Bovary is a beatufully written satire on bourgeois society. Flaubert puts humor throughout the book through his characters. Each action of the characters has a hint of fakery that is very characterist of Bourgeois society. The book was not written as a guideline of how to live one's life, but a story of the real problems that the people during that time confronted. I would recommend it to anyone that wants to read one of the most well written and thoughtout books.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars madame bovary, June 6, 2000

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Katia La manna - See all my reviews

This review is from: Madame Bovary (Cliffs Notes) (Paperback)

An exquisitely written book about Madame Bovary's search for love, and all of the pain and hardships as a result of that search. The book is eloquently written and wonderfully entertaining- making Madame Bovary's character human and real.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Had a good plot with much detail, February 22, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Madame Bovary (Cliffs Notes) (Paperback)

I thought the book was very well written. But after reading it several times I still had some trouble understanding it. If anyone could e-mail me, helping me to understand parts of it better, that would be wonderful!!! Please write back soon!