Madame Bovary

by Gustave Flaubert

Madame Bovary: Genre 1 key example

Genre
Explanation and Analysis:

Madame Bovary was written during a transition period between romanticism and realism and was particularly written in response to the critique of his novel The Temptation of Saint Anthony by his friends, who requested that he write in a more realistic style. The novel abides by the genre of realism through its frank descriptions of gruesome matters, such as the operation on Hippolyte’s club foot, and its exploration of the tedium of Emma’s everyday life.