UID:
almahu_9947414044602882
Format:
1 online resource (vii, 116 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781139166393 (ebook)
Series Statement:
Landmarks of world literature
Content:
This book offers a variety of approaches to Zola's masterpiece, published amid considerable controversy in 1876–7. L'Assommoir (the tale of a Parisian washerwoman who after a hard life turns to drink and dies in abject poverty) is analysed as a social and political novel, as a representative work of literary naturalism, and in the context of its repercussions in the history of the novel. Professor Baguley investigates its complex and sometimes ambiguous themes, its literary structures and its technical innovativeness. He provides a synthesis of the best research and criticism of the novel together with insights into its interpretation. The biographical and historical context is given, and there is a guide to further reading.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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1. The social and political novel. The setting. The workers' condition. Politics in the novel. A woman's lot. Ambiguities -- 2. The 'naturalist' novel. The family tree. The 'experimental' novel. Naturalism -- 3. The novel: themes and techniques. In the labyrinth. Gervaise. Plot and structure. Themes and myths. Myths and genres. Language and technique. Gervaise's day -- 4. Repercussions.
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9780521384261
Language:
English
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139166393
URL:
Volltext
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