The Self-Destruction of Madame Bovary: Toward a Political Economy of Pleasure

In this article, we consider the construction of Emma Bovary’s subjectivity, situating it within the discourse of love articulated by her, which is profoundly modern. Simultaneously, a social reading of the perpetual dissatisfaction that describes the character is conducted, analyzing aspects of her...

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Autores:
Garrido, Violeta
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Fecha de publicación:
2023
Institución:
Universidad EAFIT
Repositorio:
Repositorio EAFIT
Idioma:
spa
OAI Identifier:
oai:repository.eafit.edu.co:10784/33356
Acceso en línea:
https://hdl.handle.net/10784/33356
Palabra clave:
Love
political economy
capitalism
Flaubert
pleasure
Madame Bovary
Amor
economía política
capitalismo
Flaubert
goce
Madame Bovary
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Copyright © 2022 Violeta Garrido
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Summary:In this article, we consider the construction of Emma Bovary’s subjectivity, situating it within the discourse of love articulated by her, which is profoundly modern. Simultaneously, a social reading of the perpetual dissatisfaction that describes the character is conducted, analyzing aspects of her sensitivity that align with the logic of perpetual accumulation established by the capitalist production system, even at the level of subjectivity. This article’s primary objective is to provide a socio-historical perspective to Flaubert’s work and reflect on the ambivalent role that the protagonist plays in it.