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Meaning of "sentimental education" ( first loves at puberty? )
What is the meaning of the expression "sentimental education" when it is not a reference to the novel by Flaubert?
Here's an example of such use:
From "Nora: The Real Life of Molly Bloom" by Brenda Maddox
Page 21: "... yes O yes I pulled him off into my
handkerchief . . ." Nothing interested Joyce more than Nora's sentimental education, as "The Dead"
proves. In the case of Willie Mulvagh, whose very name Joyce bestowed on Molly Bloom's first lover ...
Here, "Nora's sentimental education" means
"Nora's first love or first sexual experiences (at age
15)."
Acually, I don't really understand why Flaubert's
novel is entitled "L'Education sentimentale."
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Here's an example of such use:
From "Nora: The Real Life of Molly Bloom" by Brenda Maddox
Page 21: "... yes O yes I pulled him off into my
handkerchief . . ." Nothing interested Joyce more than Nora's sentimental education, as "The Dead"
proves. In the case of Willie Mulvagh, whose very name Joyce bestowed on Molly Bloom's first lover ...
Here, "Nora's sentimental education" means
"Nora's first love or first sexual experiences (at age
15)."
Acually, I don't really understand why Flaubert's
novel is entitled "L'Education sentimentale."
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"[/nq] We can help better if we know how you tried to investigate the phrase and what you found. One line of inquiry is to consider that most 19th (and 20th) century authors suggest emotions are passive responses to things that happen to the subject: Flaubert differs, suggesting our feelings are like muscles that can be schooled and strengthened; but there are other possibillities. Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada)
- "[/nq] We can help better if we know how you tried to investigate the phrase and what you found.
- One line of inquiry is to consider that most 19th (and 20th) century authors suggest emotions are passive responses to things that happen to the subject: Flaubert differs, suggesting our feelings are like muscles that can be schooled and strengthened; but there are other possibillities.
- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada)
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[nq:1]Acually, I don't really understand why Flaubert's novel is entitled "L'Education sentimentale."[/nq]
We can help better if we know how you tried to
investigate the phrase and what you found. One
line of inquiry is to consider that most 19th (and 20th) century authors suggest emotions are
passive responses to things that happen to the
subject: Flaubert differs, suggesting
We can help better if we know how you tried to
investigate the phrase and what you found. One
line of inquiry is to consider that most 19th (and 20th) century authors suggest emotions are
passive responses to things that happen to the
subject: Flaubert differs, suggesting
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[nq:1]What is the meaning of the expression "sentimental education" when it is not a reference to the novel by Flaubert?[/nq]
Since it's not a usual English phrase, just about any use of it in English is in fact at least an allusion to Flaubert (just as "tea-soaked madeleine" is an allusion to Proust).
[nq:1]Here's an example of such use: From "Nora: The Real Life of Molly Bloom" by Brenda
Since it's not a usual English phrase, just about any use of it in English is in fact at least an allusion to Flaubert (just as "tea-soaked madeleine" is an allusion to Proust).
[nq:1]Here's an example of such use: From "Nora: The Real Life of Molly Bloom" by Brenda
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