Madame Bovary trial
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On January 29[1], 1857, in a courtroom at Paris's imposing Palais de Justice, Antoine Sénard rose to make his case for Madame Bovary. The public prosecutor was Ernest Pinard.
The novel is a prime example of Realism, a fact which contributed to the trial for obscenity (which was a politically-motivated attack by the government on the liberal newspaper in which it was being serialized, La Revue de Paris). Flaubert, as the author of the story, does not comment directly on the moral character of Emma Bovary and abstains from explicitly condemning her adultery. This decision caused some to accuse Flaubert of glorifying adultery and creating a scandal.
See also
- La plaidoirie de Maitre Senard
- The carriage ride with Léon Dupuis in Madame Bovary
- Full text of the Madame Bovary trial
- The Public vs. M. Gustave Flaubert
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