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The Life-Work of Flaubert is a work by Dmitry Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky, translated from the Russian of Merejowski. It is a comprehensive study of the life and works of the French novelist Gustave Flaubert. Merezhkovsky examines Flaubert's life and works in detail, exploring his influences, his relationships, and his creative process. He also examines the themes and motifs that appear in Flaubert's works, and how they reflect his life and times. The book is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in the life and works of Flaubert, and provides an in-depth look at the man and his works.
By Dmitry Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky · First published 1941 · Genre: Biography, Literary Criticism, History · 5 chapters · 6,889 words
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Balzac in one of his novels gives utterance to the following thought: "Genius is a terrible disease. Every writer of genius cherishes in his heart a monster which devours all his emotions as soon as he gives birth to them. Which is to be the conqueror? Will the disease vanquish the man, or the man the disease? He must be a great man who can establish a perfect equilibrium between his genius and his character. Unless the poet be a giant, unless he be possessed of the shoulders of a Hercules, he must inevitably remain bereft of heart, or else bereft of talent."
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- Work type: Essay
- Author: Dmitry Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky
- Date: 1941 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Biography, Literary Criticism, History, Translation
- Length: 6,889 words
- Structure: 5 chapters, 40 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Difficult (10th-12th Grade)
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Genres
- Biography — The book is a biography of the life and work of Flaubert.
- Literary Criticism — The book provides an analysis of Flaubert's work from a literary perspective.
- History — The book provides an overview of the historical context in which Flaubert's work was created.
- Translation — The book is a translation of Merejowski's work from Russian to English.
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