Flaubert and the Historical Novel: 'Salammbô' Reassessed

by Anne Green

This 1982 book offers an evaluation of one of Flaubert's major and most controversial novels. Dr Green begins by discussing the nineteenth-century debate about the relation between history and fiction, and examines Flaubert's distinctive responses to it. Then, through a detailed study of the manuscript plans for Salammb , she shows how Flaubert worked to develop a new kind of historical novel. She shows the balance in his work between careful historical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521155223
• ISBN13: 9780521155229
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"