{"product_id":"emile-zola-a-very-short-introduction-paperback","title":"Émile Zola: A Very Short Introduction - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrian Nelson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eÉmile Zola was the leader of the literary movement known as 'naturalism' and is one of the great figures of the novel. In his monumental \u003cem\u003eLes Rougon-Macquart\u003c\/em\u003e (1871-93), he explored the social and cultural landscape of the late nineteenth century in ways that scandalized bourgeois society. Zola opened the novel up to a new realm of subjects, including the realities of working-class life, class relations, and questions of gender and sexuality, and his writing embodied a new freedom of expression, with his bold, outspoken voice often inviting controversy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this \u003cem\u003eVery Short Introduction\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eBrian Nelson \u003c\/strong\u003eexamines Zola's major themes and narrative art. He illuminates the social and political contexts of Zola's work, and provides readings of five individual novels (\u003cem\u003eThe Belly of Paris, L'Assommoir, The Ladies' Paradise, Germinal\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eEarth\u003c\/em\u003e). Zola's naturalist theories, which attempted to align literature with science, helped to generate the stereotypical notion that his fiction was somehow nonfictional. Nelson, however, reveals how the most distinctive elements of Zola's writing go far beyond his theoretical naturalism, giving his novels their unique force. Throughout, he sets Zola's work in context, considering his relations with contemporary painters, his role in the Dreyfus Affair, and his eventual murder. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eABOUT THE SERIES: The \u003cem\u003eVery Short Introductions\u003c\/em\u003e series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrian Nelson\u003c\/strong\u003e is Emeritus Professor of French and Translation Studies at Monash University, Melbourne, and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. His publications include \u003cem\u003eThe Cambridge Introduction to French Literature, The Cambridge Companion to Zola, Zola and the Bourgeoisie, \u003c\/em\u003e and translations, for Oxford World's Classics, of Zola's \u003cem\u003eHis Excellency Eugène Rougon, Earth\u003c\/em\u003e (with Julie Rose), \u003cem\u003eThe Fortune of the Rougons, The Belly of Paris, The Kill, Pot Luck\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Ladies' Paradise\u003c\/em\u003e. He has also translated \u003cem\u003eSwann in Love\u003c\/em\u003e by Marcel Proust.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 6.8 x 4.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759928213792,"sku":"9780198837565","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/16cbe6d17be0ccb9a88766e8ca27896e.webp?v=1780166379","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/emile-zola-a-very-short-introduction-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}