An acknowledged master of translation, Francis Steegmuller has given us by far the most generous and varied selection of Flaubert's letters in English. He presents these with an engrossing narrative that places them in the context of the writer's life and times. Throughout this exposition in Flaubert's own words of his views on life, literature, and the passions, readers of his novels will be powerfully reminded of the fertility of his genius, and delighted by his poetic enthusiasm. Flaubert's letters are documents of life and art; lovers of literature and of the literary adventure can rejoice in this edition.
- ISBN10 0674526414
- ISBN13 9780674526419
- Publish Date 1 April 1984
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 8 October 2008
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Harvard University Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 328
- Language English