Gustave Flaubert Madame Bovary

Madame Bovary: The Exquisite Corpse

Joe Woodward | Posted 05.25.2011

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As I've been reading this new Davis translation of Madame Bovary, familiar feelings have come rushing back to me. I always hope things will turn out differently, and this translation is no exception.

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Why Is Emma Bovary So Misunderstood?

The New Republic | Posted 05.25.2011

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The author of minimalist short stories, Davis would seem an unlikely match for Flaubert, with his love of metaphor and obsession with detail. In compa...

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