Bouvard And Pecuchet - 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 Pécuchet systematically confuse signs and symbols with reality, an assumption that causes them much suffering, as it does for Emma Bovary and Frédéric 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: Gustave Flaubert, Hollybooks
• • Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• • Publication Date: Jun 14, 2016
• • Number of Pages: 222 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Paperback
• • ISBN-10: 1534681728
• • ISBN-13: 9781534681729