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Gustave Flaubert
Sentimental Education; Or, The History of a Young Man. Volume 1
"Sentimental Education; Or, The History of a Young Man. Volume 1" by Gustave Flaubert is a novel published in 1869. Set against the French Revolution of 1848, it follows Frédéric Moreau, a young man hopelessly infatuated with an older married woman. As he drifts through Parisian society, Frédéric oscillates between romantic obsessions, friendships, and failed ambitions. Flaubert paints an ironic portrait of restless youth, capturing a generation marked by passion without purpose and desire without direction—a cynical meditation on love, society, and the feelings of his time.
Gustave Flaubert
Sentimental Education; Or, The History of a Young Man. Volume 2
"Sentimental Education; Or, The History of a Young Man. Volume 2" by Gustave Flaubert is a novel published in 1869. It follows Frédéric Moreau, a young man consumed by his passion for an older married woman, against the backdrop of the French Revolution of 1848. Through ironic and pessimistic prose, Flaubert traces Moreau's romantic entanglements with multiple women, his wavering ambitions, and his inability to commit to love or career. The novel portrays a generation marked by capriciousness, materialism, and the worship of power.
Gustave Flaubert
Œuvres complètes de Gustave Flaubert, tome 3: L'éducation sentimentale, v. 1
"L'éducation sentimentale, v. 1" by Gustave Flaubert is a novel published in 1869. Set against the backdrop of the 1848 revolution, it follows Frédéric Moreau, an eighteen-year-old provincial who comes to Paris for his studies. There he falls deeply in love with Marie Arnoux, a married woman, while navigating friendships, politics, and the changing tides of French society. Through this unrequited passion and life's contingencies, Frédéric gradually burns through his romantic illusions in what Flaubert conceived as a portrait of an entire generation.
Gustave Flaubert
Œuvres complètes de Gustave Flaubert, tome 4: L'éducation sentimentale, v. 2
"L'Éducation sentimentale" by Gustave Flaubert is a novel published in 1869. Set against the backdrop of the 1848 revolution, it follows Frédéric Moreau, a sensitive young provincial who comes to Paris at eighteen. Through his passionate but inactive love for the married Marie Arnoux and encounters with art, politics, and society, Frédéric gradually burns through his romantic illusions. The novel portrays an entire generation's dreams and failures, painting a detailed portrait of French society from monarchy through republic to empire.
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