Madame Bovary

Madame Bovary - Enriched Classic

Pocket Books pbk Edition

Paperback (02 Jan 2007)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Enriched Classics offer readers accessible editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and commentary. Each book includes educational tools alongside the text, enabling students and readers alike to gain a deeper and more developed understanding of the writer and their work.

Emma Bovary is a bored housewife who indulges her romantic fantasies with a series of adulterous affairs. Charged with obscenity when first published, the novel became a literary scandal and a bestseller.

This edition includes:
 A concise introduction that gives the reader important background information
 A chronology of the author's life and work
 A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context
 An outline of key themes and plot points to guide the reader's own interpretations
 Detailed explanatory notes
 Critical analysis, including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work
 Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction
 A list of recommended related books and films to broaden the reader's experience

About the Publisher

Simon & Schuster

Simon & Schuster was founded in 1924 by Richard L. Simon and M. Lincoln Schuster. Simon & Schuster is a part of CBS Corporation. Simon & Schuster is a major force in today's consumer publishing industry, dedicated to bringing an extensive cross section of first class information and entertainment in all printed, digital and audio formats to a worldwide audience of readers. Simon & Schuster consists of numerous prestigious and well known imprints, including Simon & Schuster, Scribner, Atria, Touchstone, Threshold Editions, Gallery Books, Free Press, Pocket Books, Howard Books, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, Simon Pulse, Aladdin, Little Simon, and Simon Spotlight.

Book information

ISBN: 9781416523741
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Imprint: Simon & Schuster
Pub date:
Edition: Pocket Books pbk Edition
Language: English
Number of pages: 491
Weight: 286g
Height: 171mm
Width: 106mm
Spine width: 25mm