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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Createspace Independent Pub
Publication date September 15, 2015
Pages 222
Binding Paperback
Book category Adult Fiction
ISBN-13 9781517323271
ISBN-10 1517323274
Dimensions 0.50 by 8.50 by 11 in.
Availability§ Publisher Out of Stock
Original list price $11.99
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Nowhere do Flaubert's explorations of the relation of signs to the objects they signify reach a more thorough study than in this work. Bouvard and Pécuchet systematically confuse signs and symbols with reality, an assumption that causes them much suffering, as it does for Emma Bovary and Frédéric Moreau. Yet here, due to the explicit focus on books and knowledge, Flaubert's ideas reach a climax. Consequently, the book is widely read as a precursor to modern theories on semiotics and postmodernism. The relentless failure of Bouvard and Pécuchet to learn anything from their adventures raises the question of what is knowable. Whenever they achieve some small measure of success (a rare occurrence), it is the result of unknown external forces beyond their comprehension. In this sense, they strongly resemble Antony in The Temptation of St. Anthony, a work which addresses similar epistemological themes as they relate to classical literature. Lionel Trilling wrote that the novel expresses a belief in the alienation of human thought from human experience. The worldview that emerges from the work, one of human beings proceeding relentlessly forward without comprehending the results of their actions or the processes of the world around them, does not seem an optimistic one. But given that Bouvard and Pécuchet do gain some comprehension of humanity's ignorant state (as demonstrated by their composition of the Dictionary of Received Ideas), it could be argued that Flaubert allows for the possibility of relative enlightenment.Gustave Flaubert (December 12, 1821 – May 8, 1880) was a French novelist who is counted among the greatest Western novelists. He is known especially for his first published novel, Madame Bovary (1857), and for his scrupulous devotion to his art and style, best exemplified by his endless search for "le mot juste" ("the precise word").

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Paperback
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from Createspace Independent Pub (March 29, 2016)
9781530774296 | details & prices | 324 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 0.73 in. | List price $17.99
This edition also contains Bouvard and Pecuchet
About: Notice: This Book is published by Historical Books Limited (www.
from Createspace Independent Pub (December 2, 2015)
9781519601520 | details & prices | 270 pages | 8.50 × 11.00 × 0.61 in. | List price $13.99
This edition also contains Bouvard and Pecuchet
About: Notice: This Book is published by Historical Books Limited (www.
The price comparison is for this edition
from Createspace Independent Pub (September 15, 2015)
9781517323271 | details & prices | 222 pages | 8.50 × 11.00 × 0.50 in. | List price $11.99
This edition also contains Bouvard and Pecuchet
About: Nowhere do Flaubert's explorations of the relation of signs to the objects they signify reach a more thorough study than in this work.
from Createspace Independent Pub (August 18, 2015)
9781516941674 | details & prices | 102 pages | 8.50 × 11.00 × 0.23 in. | List price $7.99
This edition also contains Bouvard and Pecuchet
Large print edition from Createspace Independent Pub (March 28, 2015)
9781511501422 | details & prices | 222 pages | 8.50 × 11.00 × 0.50 in. | 1.30 lbs | List price $12.99
This edition also contains Bouvard and Pecuchet
About: As there were thirty-three degrees of heat the Boulevard Bourdon was absolutely deserted.
from Createspace Independent Pub (August 27, 2014)
9781494457914 | details & prices | 146 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 0.33 in. | List price $9.90
This edition also contains Bouvard and Pecuchet
from Createspace Independent Pub (March 28, 2014)
9781497442283 | details & prices | 128 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 0.29 in. | List price $7.25
This edition also contains Bouvard and Pecuchet
About: As there were thirty-three degrees of heat the Boulevard Bourdon was absolutely deserted.
from Createspace Independent Pub (July 13, 2013)
9781490989921 | details & prices | 128 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 0.29 in. | List price $7.49
This edition also contains Bouvard and Pecuchet
About: Nowhere do Flaubert's explorations of the relation of signs to the objects they signify reach a more thorough study than in this work.
Miscellaneous
from Natl Book Network (September 15, 2010)
9781223004204 | details & prices | 24 pages | List price $0.99
Editions for the work Bouvard and Pecuchet
Hardcover
Book cover for 9781582873893 Book cover for 9781582878805
 
Large print edition from North Books (October 1, 2006)
9781582878805 | details & prices | List price $26.00
from North Books (October 1, 2006)
9781582873893 | details & prices | List price $25.00
Paperback
Book cover for 9780140443202 Book cover for 9780809533633 Book cover for 9780809533657 Book cover for 9781490989921 Book cover for 9781497442283 Book cover for 9781511501422 Book cover for 9781516941674 Book cover for 9781517323271 Book cover for 9781519601520 Book cover for 9781530774296 Book cover for 9781564783936
 
from Createspace Independent Pub (March 29, 2016)
9781530774296 | details & prices | 324 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 0.73 in. | List price $17.99
This edition also contains Bouvard and Pecuchet
About: Notice: This Book is published by Historical Books Limited (www.
from Createspace Independent Pub (December 2, 2015)
9781519601520 | details & prices | 270 pages | 8.50 × 11.00 × 0.61 in. | List price $13.99
This edition also contains Bouvard and Pecuchet
About: Notice: This Book is published by Historical Books Limited (www.
The price comparison is for this edition
from Createspace Independent Pub (September 15, 2015)
9781517323271 | details & prices | 222 pages | 8.50 × 11.00 × 0.50 in. | List price $11.99
This edition also contains Bouvard and Pecuchet
About: Nowhere do Flaubert's explorations of the relation of signs to the objects they signify reach a more thorough study than in this work.
from Createspace Independent Pub (August 18, 2015)
9781516941674 | details & prices | 102 pages | 8.50 × 11.00 × 0.23 in. | List price $7.99
This edition also contains Bouvard and Pecuchet
Large print edition from Createspace Independent Pub (March 28, 2015)
9781511501422 | details & prices | 222 pages | 8.50 × 11.00 × 0.50 in. | 1.30 lbs | List price $12.99
This edition also contains Bouvard and Pecuchet
About: As there were thirty-three degrees of heat the Boulevard Bourdon was absolutely deserted.
from Createspace Independent Pub (August 27, 2014)
9781494457914 | details & prices | 146 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 0.33 in. | List price $9.90
This edition also contains Bouvard and Pecuchet
from Createspace Independent Pub (March 28, 2014)
9781497442283 | details & prices | 128 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 0.29 in. | List price $7.25
This edition also contains Bouvard and Pecuchet
About: As there were thirty-three degrees of heat the Boulevard Bourdon was absolutely deserted.
from Createspace Independent Pub (July 13, 2013)
9781490989921 | details & prices | 128 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 0.29 in. | List price $7.49
This edition also contains Bouvard and Pecuchet
About: Nowhere do Flaubert's explorations of the relation of signs to the objects they signify reach a more thorough study than in this work.
With Mark Polizzotti (other contributor) | Italian edition edition from Dalkey Archive Pr (August 31, 2005)
9781564783936 | details & prices | 328 pages | 5.50 × 7.75 × 1.00 in. | 1.00 lbs | List price $13.95
from Wildside Pr (November 30, 2003)
9780809533657 | details & prices | 172 pages | List price $14.95
from Wildside Pr (November 1, 2003)
9780809533633 | details & prices | 312 pages | List price $19.95
Reprint edition from Penguin Classics (June 1, 1976)
9780140443202 | details & prices | 330 pages | 4.75 × 8.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.50 lbs | List price $19.00

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