Madame Bovary FROZEN emperors and great philosophers such

emperors and great philosophers such as Confucius take centre-stage

studying a great work of literature

But it's time for a new master

No wonder I bunk off

Founder of "the annual Moonwalk

Madame Bovary FROZEN emperors and great philosophers suchCastigated for offending against public decency, Madame Bovary has rarely failed to cause a storm. For Flaubert's contemporaries, the fascination came from the novelist's meticulous account of provincial manners. For the writer, subject matter was subordinate to his anguished quest for aesthetic perfection. For his twentieth century successors the formal experiments that underpin Madame Bovary look forward to the innovations of contemporary fiction.