Le retour de Bouvard et Pécuchet
Bouvard et Pécuchet, the work that Flaubert devoted entirely to stupidity, is often taken up and commented from a philosophical point of view, rather than taking into consideration the psychological plausibility of the two protagonists. However, from Proust to a few contemporary rewrites, this liter...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | fra |
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Institut des Textes & Manuscrits Modernes (ITEM)
2022-06-01
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| Series: | Flaubert: Revue Critique et Génétique |
| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/flaubert/4502 |
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| Summary: | Bouvard et Pécuchet, the work that Flaubert devoted entirely to stupidity, is often taken up and commented from a philosophical point of view, rather than taking into consideration the psychological plausibility of the two protagonists. However, from Proust to a few contemporary rewrites, this literary couple has inspired authors who have adapted the adventures of the two fellows to the customs of different times, from end-of-the-century Paris to 1980s France, by reactivating the perverse circuit that leads them from failure to failure. |
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| ISSN: | 1969-6191 |