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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Main Author: Patrizia Oppici
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Language:fra
Published: Institut des Textes & Manuscrits Modernes (ITEM) 2022-06-01
Series:Flaubert: Revue Critique et Génétique
Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/flaubert/4502
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description 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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