The main content of "Madame Bovary":

The work tells the story of Emma, ??a peasant girl who received an aristocratic education. She looked down on her husband Bovary, a rural doctor, and dreamed of a legendary love. However, her two affairs not only failed to bring her happiness, but also made her an object of exploitation by loan sharks. In the end, she accumulated so much debt that she had no choice but to commit suicide by taking poison.

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The creative background of "Madame Bovary":

In the 1840s, it was the period when the capitalist system was established in Western Europe. France The bourgeoisie also gained dominance after the "July Revolution", and with the gradual advancement of the Industrial Revolution, French capitalism developed greatly, and industry and agriculture made great progress during this period. .

The novel depicts the social landscape of France during the Second Empire after the bourgeoisie achieved total victory in 1848. ?The novel is based on a true story: the poisoning case of a country doctor’s wife. ?

It took Flaubert four years and four months to write "Madame Bovary", working twelve hours a day. The drafts of both sides took 1,800 pages, and the final version was less than 500 pages. In 1856, "Madame Bovary" was published in the "Paris Magazine".

About the author of "Madame Bovary":

Gustave Flaubert, French writer. Born in Rouen, northwest France, into a family that has been practicing medicine for generations. His father is the director and chief of surgery of the Rouen Municipal Hospital. His childhood was spent in his father's hospital. Therefore, his subsequent literary creations clearly bear the traces of a doctor's careful observation and analysis.

Flaubert began to experiment with literary creation since middle school. In 1841, he studied at the Paris Law School, but dropped out of school at the age of 22 because he was suspected of suffering from epilepsy. Since then, he has been living in Rouen, focusing on his creation, and has never been married.

"Madame Bovary" was completed by Flaubert in 1857 in nearly five years. This work created a new era in literary history and became his masterpiece. Later he created "Salang Bao", "Emotional Education" and "Three Stories".

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