Gustave Flaubert and the ‘Madame Bovary’ Trial

<p>When Madame Bovary was written in the 1850s, it fell under the accusing eye of the French government for its perceived immorality. Flaubert recognized that the trial would only stoke interest, and that it would set the tone for his career.</p> <p><strong>Research:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Barzun, Jacques. &ldquo;Gustave Flaubert.&rdquo; Encylopedia Brittanica. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Gustave-Flaubert</li> <li>Blakemore, Erin. &ldquo;What Madame Bovary Revealed About the Freedom of the Press.&rdquo; JSTOR Daily. Dec. 16, 2016. https://daily.jstor.org/what-madame-bovary-revealed-about-the-freedom-of-the-press/</li> <li>Brown, Frederick. &ldquo;Flaubert: A Biography.&rdquo; Harvard University Press. 2007.</li> <li>CREASY, MATTHEW. &ldquo;INVERTED …