Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert:
An Analysis of The Characters
Madame Bovary, written by Gustave Flaubert was considered very controversial when it was first published. The novel was actually tried in a court of justice for obscenity, because it was alleged to be concerned with adultery and contains situations and allusions that shocked the prudish philistine government of Napoleon III. It was cited for "offenses against morality and religion."( Censorship) Fortunately, Flaubert won his case and "Madame Bovary" remains to this day one of the masterpieces of French and world literature.…
