First LoT book club discussion: Madame Bovary

wendybeth · 07-02-2006, 01:19 PM

Misty is spot on with her observations. I know the style of prose can be a bit annoying, but really it's a lot less florid than most of that time period. He was actually accused of being very crude because he tried to capture the way real provincials spoke, rather than portray them in the usual idealised way. (Much like Dickens did). This book is a lot more complex than I think it's being credited for here- this is a psychological examination of a small group of people representing a large part of society in the mid 1800's. I have no doubt that there were a lot of women who read this book and identified with the stifled life of Emma, although they may not have agreed with her solutions.

07-02-2006, 01:19 PM	#11
wendybeth Nevermind Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,847	Misty is spot on with her observations. I know the style of prose can be a bit annoying, but really it's a lot less florid than most of that time period. He was actually accused of being very crude because he tried to capture the way real provincials spoke, rather than portray them in the usual idealised way. (Much like Dickens did). This book is a lot more complex than I think it's being credited for here- this is a psychological examination of a small group of people representing a large part of society in the mid 1800's. I have no doubt that there were a lot of women who read this book and identified with the stifled life of Emma, although they may not have agreed with her solutions. __________________
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