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Realism, Heroines, Flaubert, George Gouldin
Realism, Heroines, Flaubert, George Gouldin
Master's Theses
Since Flaubert has been called "le chef de l'ecole realiste", an attempt will be made in this thesis to show how he used realism in the treatment of heroines in his novels. The first chapter will be dedicated to realism itself, showing first how the movement began in France in the mid-nineteenth century before Flaubert and Balzac were considered realists, followed by a modern definition and characteristics, such as: truth, materialism, scientific approach, documentÂary method, tediousness, mediocrity, sympathy with ordinary life and sociological features.
The other four chapters will be dedicated to Flaubert' s main heroines. Each chapter will have …