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Tag Archives: Gustave Flaubert
The Things WordPress Says To Us (III)
The hardworking staff is always reluctant to look a gift host in the mouth (see previous reluctance here and here), but we feel it’s incumbent upon us to note that WordPress no longer says Rad! or Cowabanga! or some such after … Continue reading
Emma Bovary Smackdown!
Ruth Franklin in The New Republic: Why Is Emma Bovary So Maligned and Misunderstood? Emma Bovary is one of the most abused heroines of the modern novel. It’s not enough for her to lose her mind in love for an unworthy … Continue reading