Gustave Flaubert Boeken

De briefwisseling van de beide 19e-eeuwse Franse auteurs.

Twee naïeve klerken gaan met vervroegd pensioen om de wereldraadsels op te lossen.

Liefdesbrieven van belangrijke mannen uit de westerse geschiedenis, van de Romeinse tijd tot in de Eerste Wereldoorlog, aan de vrouw van hun dromen.

Klassieke roman over een naar ongrijpbaar geluk hunkerende vrouw, die zich teleurgesteld door de nuchterheid en middelmatigheid van haar man, een dorpsdokter, in roekeloze liefdesverhoudingen stort, hetgeen tot haar ondergang leidt.

Keuze uit drie nagelaten manuscripten, waarin gemeenplaatsen op ironische en sarcastische wijze worden gedefinieerd.

Appearing in a single volume for the very first time, an illuminating and enrichingly annotated selection of correspondence from one of Western literature’s most revered writers. “If there is one article of faith that dominates the Credo of Gustave Flaubert’s correspondence,” Francis Steegmuller writes in the introduction to this selection of Flaubert’s letters, “it is that the function of great art is not to provide ‘answers.’” The Letters of Gustave Flaubert is above all a record of the intransigent questions—personal, political, artistic—with which Flaubert struggled throughout his life. Here we have Flaubert’s youthful, sensual outpourings to his mistress, the poet Louise Colet, and, as he advances, still unknown, into his thirties, the wrestle to write Madame Bovary. We hear, too, of his life-changing trip to Egypt, as described to family and friends, and then there are lively exchanges with Baudelaire, with the influential critic Sainte-Beuve, and with Guy de Maupassant, his young protégé. Flaubert’s letters to George Sand reveal her as the great confidante of his later years. Steegmuller’s book, a classic in its own right, is both a splendid life of Flaubert in his own words and the ars poetica of the master who laid the foundations for modern writers from James Joyce to Lydia Davis. Originally issued in two volumes, the book appears here for the first time under a single cover.

Exploring the tradition of "literary Satanism," this collection features fourteen stories that critically examine the figure of Satan through a modern lens. Edited and translated by Brian Stableford, the works delve into themes of skepticism and clinical analysis, moving beyond traditional theological interpretations. This volume highlights the evolution of thought surrounding Satan from the 1820s through the twentieth century, showcasing a unique literary perspective on a complex character.

Featuring the works of a prominent French novelist, this collection includes Gustave Flaubert's five most significant novels, showcasing his mastery of narrative and character development. Flaubert's writing is celebrated for its precision and depth, exploring themes of love, society, and the human condition. This compilation offers readers a comprehensive glimpse into his literary genius, making it an essential addition for fans of classic literature and those interested in the evolution of the novel.

A book that deeply influenced the young Freud & was the inspiration for many artists, The Temptation of Saint Anthony was Flaubert's lifelong work, 30 years in the making. Based on the story of the 3rd-century saint who lived on an isolated mountaintop in the Egyptian desert, it's a fantastical rendering of one night during which Anthony is besieged by carnal temptations & philosophical doubt. This edition features the distinguished Lafcadio Hearn translation, which translator Richard Sieburth calls a splendid period piece from one of America's premier translators of 19th-century French prose. In Lafcadio Hearn's Latinate rendering, Flaubert's experimental drama of the modern consciousness reads as weirdly as its oneiric original.

Set in Paris in the 1840s, Flaubert's classic novel follows the fortunes of Frederic Moreau - his love for an older woman, and his gradual disillusionment.