Bouvard and Pecuchet (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781534681729)

Nowhere do Flaubert's explorations of the relation of signs to the objects they signify reach a more thorough study than in this work. Bouvard and P cuchet systematically confuse signs and symbols with reality, an assumption that causes them much suffering, as it does for Emma Bovary and Fr d ric Moreau. Yet here, due to the explicit focus on books and knowledge, Flaubert's ideas reach a climax. Consequently, the book is widely read as a precursor to modern theories

Author: Hollybooks, Gustave Flaubert
ISBN-10: 1534681728
ISBN-13: 9781534681729
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 06/14/2016
Pages: 222
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.67lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.47d