Pourquoi nous souvenons-nous de Flaubert ?

Flaubert’s works are amongst those most often cited when, for one reason or another, a literary example is required. But why do we remember Flaubert so easily and so readily? Apart from the concrete reasons for this ‘memorability’ (the small number of works, their prominence in schools), there is al...

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Main Author: Isabelle Daunais
Format: Article
Language:fra
Published: Institut des Textes & Manuscrits Modernes (ITEM) 2019-12-01
Series:Flaubert: Revue Critique et Génétique
Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/flaubert/3920
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description Flaubert’s works are amongst those most often cited when, for one reason or another, a literary example is required. But why do we remember Flaubert so easily and so readily? Apart from the concrete reasons for this ‘memorability’ (the small number of works, their prominence in schools), there is also the fact that Flaubert activates the principles and mechanisms of what could be called the modern memory (fragmentary, evanescent, generalising) – both in his characters and for the reader.
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spelling doaj-art-12a74c8919b6486f9153eef6d2b8bbce2025-02-05T16:29:41ZfraInstitut des Textes & Manuscrits Modernes (ITEM)Flaubert: Revue Critique et Génétique1969-61912019-12-012210.4000/flaubert.3920Pourquoi nous souvenons-nous de Flaubert ?Isabelle DaunaisFlaubert’s works are amongst those most often cited when, for one reason or another, a literary example is required. But why do we remember Flaubert so easily and so readily? Apart from the concrete reasons for this ‘memorability’ (the small number of works, their prominence in schools), there is also the fact that Flaubert activates the principles and mechanisms of what could be called the modern memory (fragmentary, evanescent, generalising) – both in his characters and for the reader.https://journals.openedition.org/flaubert/3920
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