uskl914
10 years, 7 months ago
Finally reached chapter 9. It is not going well because the descriptions are so detailed.
Have difficulty reading a simple sentence..."Charles en fut attendri".
Madame Bovary by Flaubert, Gustave
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uskl914
10 years, 7 months ago
= Charles was touched by it. I hope in the future reading French will get easier. I must stay focused and keep reading!
daniel
10 years, 7 months ago
There's no better way of learning French than reading. Keep with, it will get easier!
daniel
10 years, 7 months ago
There's no better way of learning French than reading. Keep with, it will get easier!
uskl914
10 years, 6 months ago
Question: Why does Flaubert put certain words in italics? I can't figure out his reason for doing so. Can anyone help?
daniel
10 years, 6 months ago
Try here : http://seacoast.sunderland.ac.uk/~os0tmc/chemin/bovit.htm
uskl914
10 years, 6 months ago
Thank you so much for the link! This will enrich my reading experience.....bien que épuisé par ma journée avec Mme Bovary!
uskl914
10 years, 6 months ago
Question: I have read that this story is base on multiple the sources. Is there any particular reason why Flaubert named the main character Emma Bovary? Just curious...
daniel
10 years, 6 months ago
Hello,
I've read a fair bit here and there on Flaubert's choice of names (which was always seemingly deliberate but never explained- l'heureux, Homme-ais etc. ). "Bovary" is in the tradition of many barnyard-inspired names in the novel (Tuvache, Mme Leboeuf, Dub(o)uc ) and was apparently inspired by someone Flaubert met in Cairo - Bouveret.
On the other hand, I've never come across anything satisfactory concerning the name Emma. She was originally called Marie (http://flaubert.univ-rouen.fr/bovary/atelier_lycee/noms_Leclerc.html)
Chapter 6 Mme Bovary made my head spin. So much detail and references to literature and history. Emma dreams of being a "chatelaine", a proper member of the provincial nobility!