Sentimental Education-2


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Although Gustave Flaubert's best known novel is Madame Bovary, many critics consider his later work, Sentimental Education, to be his masterpiece. It belongs to the type of realistic fiction that describes ordinary lives in detail, a genre at which Flaubert excelled. Sentimental Education paints the political and social background with such extraordinary fidelity that it is also a valuable record of the ideals and enthusiasms of a whole era. Telling the story of Frederic Moreau's unrequited lifelong love for another man's wife, Sentimental Education has always been considered a difficult and controversial book. Its original reviewers found the novel's form unsettling and its depiction of society amoral, and since then the novel has never had a lack of detractors and defenders.




Sentimental Education; Or, the History of a Young Man


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Gustave Flaubert was one of the 19th century's most famous authors. A French novelist, Flaubert led the way for the Realism literary movement in that country at a time that it was sweeping across Europe and the United States, and works like Madame Bovary are still wildly popular today.




Sentimental Education


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Sentimental Education


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Gustave Flaubert's "Sentimental Education, or The History of a Young Man" continues the captivating narrative of Frédéric Moreau's life and experiences. In the second volume of this classic novel, readers are further immersed in the complexities of Frédéric's character and the ever-changing social and romantic landscape of 19th-century France. Set against the backdrop of a rapidly evolving society, the story continues to explore themes of love, ambition, disillusionment, and personal growth. Frédéric's journey takes unexpected turns as he encounters new people and becomes entangled in various romantic relationships, each contributing to his development as a character. The second volume of "Sentimental Education" delves deeper into the moral dilemmas, social pressures, and emotional conflicts that shape Frédéric's path. It provides readers with a nuanced perspective on the complexities of human desires and the consequences of ambition in a changing world. Gustave Flaubert's storytelling invites readers to continue their exploration of Frédéric Moreau's life and the broader societal shifts that mark this era. It encourages reflection on the intricate interplay between personal aspirations and the forces of society, love, and disillusionment.




Sentimental Education


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Flaubert


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In this riveting landmark biography, Brown illuminates the life and career of the author of "Madame Bovary," shedding light on not only the novelist but also his milieu--the Paris and Normandy of the revolution of 1848 and of the Second Empire.




A Sentimental Education


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Story of a young lawyer's infatuation, set against the backdrop of the 1848 revolution.




Memoirs of a Madman


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A captivating and evocative work, Memoirs of a Madman is one of Flaubert's earliest writings, and forms the basis for his highly renowned L'Education Sentimentale. As a young man looks back on the years that have brought him to "madness," he recalls the innocence of his boyhood and his fond belief that he was blessed with a mind of genius. Yet, painfully, wretchedly, he also recounts his all-too-sudden entry into the adult world. For the day he caught sight of a beautiful woman by the sea marked the end of his flamboyant philosophizing, and the beginning of a tragic coming of age.