SOURCE: "The Merits of Inarticulacy," in Flaubert's Characters: The Language of Illusion, Cambridge University Press, 1985, pp. 25-40.
In the following essay, Knight examines Flaubert's "simple" characters who lack the ability to articulate their experiences effectively, and argues that Flaubert "suggests an important connection between moral and aesthetic values" in these types of characters.
This is a free excerpt of 53 words. There are 7,181 words (approx.
24 pages at 300 words per page) in the full critical essay.
Read the rest of this Criticism with our Gustave Flaubert: Critical Essay by Diana Knight Access Pass.