FRE 341: 19th-Century French Novel

This book tells the true story of the English publisher who dared to bring the works of Emile Zola to a Victorian audience, and paid a heavy price. This lively, humorous and ultimately tragic tale is an exploration of the consequences of translation and censorship which remains relevant today for readers, publishers and authors everywhere.

Does the representation of woman in Zola, and in naturalist fiction in general, confirm the notion of a permanence of the feminine; or, on the contrary, does it escape all tropes, including myths that demonize or exalt, in order to exploit its ambiguity or indeterminacy? This is the question this work attempts to answer, in order to define and delimit the writing of the feminine in naturalist fiction.

This book explores religious themes in the writings of Émile Zola. Pierre Ouvrard particularly focuses on Zola's depiction of miracles.

This book critically examines the writings of Émile Zola. Sylvie Thorel-Cailleteau wrote this volume as part of the Romantisme et modernités series.

This book critically examines the writings of Émile Zola. Colette Becker wrote this volume as part of the En toutes lettres series.

Zola scholars and those whose work in other fields brings them into contact with Zola and his works have long felt the need for a survey for the large corpus of writings on this important, widely read author. This bibliography provides just such a survey, admirably complete and intelligently organized. Aided in his research by several collaborators and by a number of libraries throughout the world, David Baguley has compiled some 8000 items covering the period from the first reviews of Zola's early works to 1970.