No title ; Madame Bovary et Rides sur les eaux dormantes : deux destins de femmes : étude interculturelle
As soon as the works of Gustave Flaubert were translated into Chinese, Chinese readers immediately paid great attention to them. His philosophical thoughts, objectivity and accuracy in writing caused a resonance in Chinese literary circles of the time and profoundly influenced their writings. Chinese translator and novelist, Li Jieren, who was the first translator of Madame Bovary, admitted he was much inspired by the style of Flaubert in this novel. In 1935, ten years after the first translation of Madame Bovary, he began writing his masterpiece Ripples across stagnant water which has been considered by Chinese critics as the Chinese Madame Bovary. Astonishing similarities can be noticed between the two main characters from various aspects. Despite these similarities, Li Jieren's novel is not just a simple rewriting of the French novel, for there are also many differences in the perspectives of the two women and especially in their fate. This thesis is focusing on the reasons that can explain the major differences in the outcome of each heroine's story. First within the content of both novels, reasons based on elements differentiating the two women and on their social class. Then, studying at the author's level, we will look at reasons from a cross-cultural perspective, such as the writing objectives, literary choices and living concepts of Gustave Flaubert and Li Jieren. ; Aussitôt après que les œuvres de Gustave Flaubert ont été traduites en chinois, elles ont tout de suite suscité une grande attention de la part des lecteurs chinois. Ses pensées philosophiques, son objectivité et son exactitude dans l'écriture ont provoqué une résonance dans les milieux lettrés chinois d'alors et ont influencé profondément leurs écrits. Le traducteur-romancier chinois, Li Jieren, qui fut le premier traducteur du roman Madame Bovary, avoue qu'il s'est beaucoup inspiré du style de Flaubert présent dans ce roman. En 1935, dix ans après sa première traduction de Madame Bovary, il a commencé la rédaction de son chef-d'œuvre Rides ...