Showing results for title "Madame Bovary", by author "Gustave Flaubert" in Literary History & Criticism

"Madame Bovary" by Gustave Flaubert is a tragic tale of a woman's struggle with the confines of provincial life and her unfulfilled romantic and material desires. This podcast examines the life of Emma Bovary and her desperate attempts to escape the mundane through love affairs and reckless spending, leading to devastating consequences.

Madame Bovary is a novel written by Gustave Flaubert, first published in 1856. The book tells the story of Emma Bovary, a young woman who marries a doctor in the hopes of escaping her provincial life. However, Emma soon becomes disillusioned with her marriage and her mundane existence, and she begins to seek excitement and passion through a series of affairs. As Emma's debts pile up and her romantic fantasies go unfulfilled, she becomes increasingly desperate and delusional. The novel is a powerful critique of the societal constraints placed on women in Flaubert's time and the consequences of ...