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Model and Mimesis. Madame Bovary, the Pale Figure Lady is a work in progress, the PhD thesis in comparative literature Miriam Cuibus will present this spring. The fragment below (the second episode of the essay) is dealing with the cultural and aesthetic context, the psychological aspects and the identity reconstruction in a nearly archeological approach helping the reader, actor or any other kind of cultural traveler to understand Flaubert’s world, social relations and characters. A fascinating exploration into the imaginary universe who mixes books and stereotypes, usual objects and practices, mirrors and fashions, architecture and living styles, construction and deconstruction of personalities in the final half of the XIXth century.

Keywords: Madame Bivary, comparative analysis, Flaubert