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What style did Flaubert contribute to in literature?

  • Romanticism

  • Gothic fiction

  • Magical realism

  • Realism

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Gustave Flaubert was a French novelist, poet, and playwright. He is best known for his novels Madame Bovary, Sentimental Education, and Salammbô. He is considered one of the founders of literary realism. Realism is a style of literature that attempts to portray life and society as it is, without idealization or exaggeration.
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