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The Meaning of Maupassant
Guérard, Albert | November 19, 1949 issue

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The article focuses on the book "Maupassant: A Lion in the Path," by Francis Steegmuller. me back to Maupassant. This is the surest test of good criticism. Steegmuller, as he did so excellently in his "Flaubert and Madame Bovary," combines biography, interpretation, appreciation. The gift is rare. Some readable biographies are merely anecdotal. The key to Maupassant, according to Steegmuller, is the disastrous wedded life of his parents. He idealized his mother and despised his father. Steegmuller in his book found the aging hermit of Croisset at his best-devoted to his art, indifferent to worldly rewards, unselfishly rejoicing in the success of his disciple Maupassant, almost an adopted son.

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MAUPASSANT (Book); STEEGMULLER, Francis; BIOGRAPHY; ART; CRITICISM; PARENTS
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