Madame Bovary

The French literary world in the 19th century was full of bright and colorful stars. There are at least three dazzling stars, all of whom have become masters and whose writing techniques are also unique. The famous literary critic Mr. Li Jianwu summed it up as "Stendhal, profound; Balzac, great; Flaubert, perfect." In the writing of "Madame Bovary", Flaubert completely updated the narrative techniques of the novel, used realism to describe a real world for readers, and showed us a meticulous painting of the intertwining of various characters in French society and industrialized society in the mid-19th century. Therefore, "Madame Bovary" is considered the originator of modern novels. It is worth mentioning that Maupassant, the famous French short story writer known to the world (the works of this writer have been selected in the "Most Classic English Library Third Edition"), chose to study under Flaubert. Later, this great disciple also became famous in the world of literature. The theme of the story "Madame Bovary" was not made up by Flaubert out of thin air. The entire storyline is based on real life. Charles Bovary was based on the intern at Flaubert's father's hospital, Eugenius de la Mare. Emma, a beautiful rural girl with romantic dreams, recited poems about the sea, forests, stars and other natural poems while walking towards a city far away from nature and full of material and desire. In the early days of Emma's marriage to Charles, her heart was full of expectations for a better married life. She tried her best and used all the romantic means she knew: reciting poems, painting, playing the piano and singing. But her husband, who had no knightly appearance, was cowardly, mediocre, dull, vulgar in manners, and incomprehensible to style, had no interest in her, and could not satisfy her needs in sexual relations. She soon lost her patience with her husband, and her marriage became a stagnant water. So, she decided to break out of the "cage" and find the romantic "love" in her mind. Ever since she embarked on the road to pursue love, Emma's tragic fate has been doomed. Emma has experienced three stages in her life: transformation, degradation and destruction. Flaubert's pen is like a scalpel, dissecting all the weaknesses in Emma's humanity... The most important point is that the English translation published this time is the most authoritative version and it is also the unabridged version.