Germinal

Mythic Symbolism

June 10, 2020 | By Nick Hammond | Books

Note to readers: You may choose to read this analysis of Émile Zola‘s Germinal here or listen to it on the audio file at the end of the article. As a companion to last week’s discussion of Gustave Flaubert’s famous … Read More

Madame Bovary

Aspirational Heroine

June 3, 2020 | By Nick Hammond | Books

Note to readers: You may choose to read this analysis of Gustave Flaubert‘s Madame Bovary here or listen to it on the audio file at the end of the article. I suspect that Gustave Flaubert’s 1856 novel Madame Bovary is … Read More

Bérénice

Classic Love Triangle

April 29, 2020 | By Nick Hammond | Books

Note to readers: You may choose to read this analysis of Bérénice here or listen to it on the audio file at the end of the article. On December 3, 1670, the secretary to the British Embassy in Paris, Francis … Read More