Importing Madame Bovary: The Politics of Adultery

Amann, E.

After its succès de scandale in France in 1856, Flaubert's Madame Bovary was widely adapted, sometimes so closely they were dismissed as plagiarism yet they achieved canonical status in their national traditions. This study traces Madame Bovary's journey abroad and asks why the novel was given such import in foreign literatures.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2007-06-15

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781403976062

DOI: 10.1057/9780312376147

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 277