Provincial Manners: Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
Tue 17 Sep 2024, 1:30 pm - Tue 22 Oct 2024, 3:30 pm
An opportunity to study closely in English translation the debut novel of this French writer whose eponymous, imperfect heroine is one of the great characters in world literature. When the novel was first serialised in 1856 public prosecutors in Paris attacked it for obscenity, but notoriety only made the novel more popular. Critics now consider it to be a seminal work in literary criticism, one of the most influential novels in history, and a masterpiece!
Event Information
Price: £90
Course Weeks: 6
Room: Brunt Room
Campaign: Autumn Term 2024
Your Tutor
Name: Margaret Norwich
Bio: Margaret Norwich studied liberal arts at Vassar College, New York and read English at Girton College, Cambridge. She has worked in publishing, higher education and the voluntary sector. She lectured on English Language & Literature for many years at Bedford College/De Montfort University and was Tutor/Organiser for the WEA in Bedfordshire. Her interests include the poetry of Sylvia Plath, the novels of Hilary Mantel, the plays of Tom Stoppard, and the redemptive power of art, music and literature.
