{"product_id":"the-legendary-sources-of-flauberts-saint-julien-9781442651685","title":"The Legendary Sources of Flauberts Saint Julien","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe sources for \u003cem\u003eLa Légende de Saint Julien l’Hospitalier\u003c\/em\u003e, one of Flaubert’s finest literary works, have long been the subject of numerous conflicting theories. The implications of the controversy are broad and important, not only for Flaubert’s work but also for our understanding of how writers generally use traditional material. Superficial resemblances have led critics to conclude that Flaubert relied heavily on a medieval tale of Saint Julian and that he borrowed details and specific phrases from his medieval predecessor. This book, by a world renowned specialist in Flaubert studies and a medieval philologist, demonstrates that the \u003cem\u003eLégende\u003c\/em\u003e is not medieval in structure or in spirit, and that its conception is distinctly modern; where Flaubert borrowed at all he used contemporary sources to recast the Julian legend in Romantic style. Bart and Cook establish definitely what legendary sources were and show how Flaubert came into conta\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53187501556055,"sku":"9781442651685","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-legendary-sources-of-flauberts-saint-julien-9781442651685","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}