Marriage to Emma Bovary

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Literary Work
gptkbp:adaptation Film
Television
Theater
gptkbp:author gptkb:Gustave_Flaubert
gptkbp:character gptkb:Emma_Bovary
gptkb:Charles_Bovary
gptkbp:characterDevelopment Charles's_naivety
Emma's_transformation
gptkbp:conflict Societal expectations
Unfulfilled desires
gptkbp:criticalReception Controversial
gptkbp:culturalImpact Considered a classic
Influenced literature
Studied in literature courses
Adapted into various media
Critiqued_for_its_portrayal_of_women
gptkbp:finish Tragic
gptkbp:genre Novel
gptkbp:historicalContext Romantic movement
Gender roles
19th-century France
Social class issues
Bourgeois values
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Marriage to Emma Bovary
gptkbp:influence Realism
gptkbp:inspiration Flaubert's_own_life
gptkbp:language French
gptkbp:legacy Considered a precursor to existentialism
Examined for its psychological depth
Pioneered modern literature
Studied for its narrative techniques
Influenced_authors_like_Virginia_Woolf
gptkbp:mainCharacter gptkb:Emma_Bovary
gptkb:Charles_Bovary
gptkbp:motif Death
Infidelity
Disillusionment
gptkbp:narrativeStyle Symbolism
Irony
Foreshadowing
Third-person omniscient
Realistic dialogue
Detailed descriptions
gptkbp:notableQuote “I want to be loved for myself.”
gptkbp:publishedIn 1856
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Normandy,_France
gptkbp:symbolism The countryside
The Bovary home
Luxury_items
gptkbp:theme Romanticism
Bourgeois_Society