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Sentimental Education

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By (author): Gustave Flaubert

Translated by: Helen Constantine

'For certain men the stronger their desire, the less likely they are to act.' With his first glimpse of Madame Arnoux, Frédéric Moreau is convinced he has found his romantic destiny, but when he pursues her to Paris the young student is unable to translate his passion into decisive action. He also finds himself distracted by the equally romantic appeal of political action in the turbulent years leading up to the revolution of 1848, and by the attractions of three other women, each of whom seeks to make him her own: a haughty society lady, a capricious courtesan, and an artless country girl. Flaubert offers a vivid and unsparing portrait of the young men of his generation, struggling to salvage something of their ideals in a city where corruption, consumerism, and a pervasive sense of disenchantment undermine all but the most compromised erotic, aesthetic, and social initiatives. Sentimental Education combines thoroughgoing irony with an impartial but unexpectedly intense sympathy in a novel whose realism competes with that of Balzac and whose innovations in narrative plot and perspective mark a turning-point in the development of literary modernism. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. See more
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Product Details
  • Weight: 336g
  • Dimensions: 140 x 196mm
  • Publication Date: 03 Mar 2016
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9780199686636

About Gustave Flaubert

Helen Constantine was Head of Modern Languages at Bartholomew School near Oxford before retiring from teaching in 2000. She is now a full-time translator and editor. Her translations include Paris Tales (OUP 2004) French Tales (OUP 2008) Laclos Dangerous Liaisons (Penguin 2007) Gautier Mademoiselle de Maupin (Penguin 2005) and for Oxford World's Classics Balzac The Wild Ass's Skin (OUP 2012) and Zola The Conquest of Plassans (OUP 2014) . From 2003-12 she was co-editor of the international magazine Modern Poetry in Translation. Patrick Coleman has taught at UCLA since 1975. He has published widely on French literature and his books include Anger Gratitude and the Enligtenment Writer (OUP 2011). For Oxford World's Classics he has edited translations of Rousseau's Discourse on Inequality and Confessions Constant's Adolphe and Balzac's The Wild Ass's Skin.

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