The Cambridge Companion to Flaubert

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This Companion's textual analysis of the complete range of Flaubert's work, including Madame Bovary, is accompanied by discussion of broader theoretical issues, including Flaubert's place in the canon of French literature. The series of new essays represents the latest scholarly thinking on the novelist's work and critical legacy. A variety of critical approaches provides insight into the continuing power of Flaubert's writing. An afterword by Mario Vargas Llosa concludes the volume. The book includes a chronology and suggestions for further reading.-Publisher description.;Gustave Flaubert, the hermit of Croisset / Timothy Unwin -- Flaubert's place in literary history / Michael Tilby -- Flaubert's early work / Timothy Unwin -- Flaubert's travel writings / Adrianne Tooke -- Flaubert's correspondence / Rosemary Lloyd -- History and its representation in Flaubert's work / Anne Green -- Death and the post mortem in Flaubert's works / Mary Orr -- The art of characterisation in Flaubert's fiction / Laurence M. Porter -- The stylistic achievements of Flaubert's fiction / Alison Finch -- The writing process: scenarios, sketches and rough drafts / Tony Williams -- Flaubert and the visual / Aimeé Israel-Pelletier -- The theatre in the work of Flaubert / Alan Raitt -- Flaubert's failure / Lawrence R. Schehr -- Flaubert, our contemporary / Mario Vargas Llosa (translated by John King). Gustave Flaubert, the hermit of Croisset / Timothy Unwin -- Flaubert's place in literary history / Michael Tilby -- Flaubert's early work / Timothy Unwin -- Flaubert's travel writings / Adrianne Tooke -- Flaubert's correspondence / Rosemary Lloyd -- History and its representation in Flaubert's work / Anne Green -- Death and the post mortem in Flaubert's works / Mary Orr -- The art of characterisation in Flaubert's fiction / Laurence M. Porter -- The stylistic achievements of Flaubert's fiction / Alison Finch -- The writing process: scenarios, sketches and rough drafts / Tony Williams -- Flaubert and the visual / Aimeé Israel-Pelletier -- The theatre in the work of Flaubert / Alan Raitt -- Flaubert's failure / Lawrence R. Schehr -- Flaubert, our contemporary / Mario Vargas Llosa (translated by John King).