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ENG 325 Week6 Unit B: George Sand and Gustave Flaubert (275 words)

1. Discussion board

Reading 1: George Sand & Gustave Flaubert

Troubador, comrade, master, friend, love: these are just some of the terms used by these two very successful and celebrated 19th century authors referring to each other in their letters.

First published in 1884, the letters have been translated into English several times (although only one of them is available for free online). 

Read:  Letters I-L, and at least a few from LI-C

http://www.online-literature.com/gustave-flaubert/sand-flaubert-letters/1/

[Portrait of Flaubert by Giraud : portrait of Sand by Delacroix]

Reading 2: Supplemental Reading

Follow the link to a really good article giving background and context to the authors as well as their correspondence:

https://www.newcriterion.com/articles.cfm/Improbable-friendship-4764

Discussion Question:

Sand (her pen name) was a noted Romantic writer; Flaubert was an early Realist.   Do you notice elements of these two schools in their letters to each other?  Find an example for each and write a few sentences on what makes your selection Romantic or Realist.

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