Topic: Whuzzat #18 - Van Heflin, Charles Bovary and Charles Bovari

[Tom_I]

I don't know about Otto, but I haven't got anywhere with this.

In fact, I'm not absolutely certain what the question is. Flaubert's Emma and Charles Bovary get mis-spelled all over the place, so I'm assuming it's M. Charles Bovari of Nice we are looking for.

But I'm afraid I haven't been able to find anything. Maybe throw it open, Ray? Or put us out of our misery?

[Wendax]

In Serbian "Madame Bovary" is called "Gospođa Bovari" and in Latvian it is called "Bovarī kundze". Is that what you are up to?

[Ray B.]

Sorry guys. I was in slow motion mode for almost a week.
To sum up this secondary quizz:
Charles Bovari of Nice is corerectly written with a "i" on every source I find.
Charles Bovary, the character played by Van Heflin, is correctly spelled with a "y", in the 1949 film and the original book it was adapted from (I didn't refer to any serbian, latvian or whatever adaptation or accidental misspelling).
Except in one occasion. Which one? The answer can be found ont the internet, but not only.

Open to all PAFW.
 

[Wendax]

Charles Bovary gets called Charbovari in school.

[Ray B.]

Bingo! It's not quite like you put it, but that's what I meant.

[Wendax]

"Rise," said the master.

He stood up; his cap fell. The whole class began to laugh. He stooped to pick it up. A neighbor knocked it down again with his elbow; he picked it up once more.

"Get rid of your helmet," said the master, who was a bit of a wag.

There was a burst of laughter from the boys, which so thoroughly put the poor lad out of countenance that he did not know whether to keep his cap in his hand, leave it on the ground, or put it on his head. He sat down again and placed it on his knee.

"Rise," repeated the master, "and tell me your name."

The new boy articulated in a stammering voice an unintelligible name.

"Again!"

The same sputtering of syllables was heard, drowned by the tittering of the class.

"Louder!" cried the master; "louder!"

The "new fellow" then took a supreme resolution, opened an inordinately large mouth, and shouted at the top of his voice as if calling someone in the word "Charbovari."

A hubbub broke out, rose in crescendo with bursts of shrill voices (they yelled, barked, stamped, repeated "Charbovari! Charbovari"), then died away into single notes, growing quieter only with great difficulty, and now and again suddenly recommencing along the line of a form whence rose here and there, like a damp cracker going off, a stifled laugh.

However, amid a rain of impositions, order was gradually re-established in the class; and the master having succeeded in catching the name of "Charles Bovary," having had it dictated to him, spelt out, and re-read, at once ordered the poor devil to go and sit down on the punishment form at the foot of the master's desk. He got up, but before going hesitated.

[Ray B.]

Perfect, Wendax. With the correct extract of the book, translated in english for all to understand.

My "not quite" meant that it was he himself who uttered this "Charbovari".

The two points are yours.

[Wendax]

The two points are yours.

Just the second point, please. The first one belongs to Tom_I.

[Ray B.]

Correct. Points added.

Maybe Wendax cunningly googled the second part of the answer. If not, he proved us that Flaubert is as thoroughly studied in German universities that in  their US counterparts (at least as I remember).

[Wendax]

As I remember, Flaubert was not part of my mathematics studies at university. 
But I've got Madame Bovary in my private library.

[Carnut]

But I've got Madame Bovary in my private library.

Crikey.   Does your wife know?  Or is she not the jealous sort?!

[Wendax]

But I've got Madame Bovary in my private library.

Crikey.   Does your wife know?  Or is she not the jealous sort?!