Synopses & Reviews
These newly commissioned essays focus on Zola's works, his life and times and his role in the Dreyfus Affair.
Synopsis
Emile Zola is a major literary figure of the nineteenth century. These newly commissioned essays focus on Zola's originality, his works, his life and times and his role in the Dreyfus Affair. The Companion also includes a chronology, summaries of all of Zola's novels and suggestions for further reading.
About the Author
Brian Nelson is Professor of French Studies at Monash University, Melbourne.
Table of Contents
Chronology; Zola's novels: a summary; Family tree of the Rougon-Macquart; 1. Zola and the nineteenth century Brian Nelson; 2. Family histories and family plots Nicholas White; 3. Zola and the representation of society Sandy Petrey; 4. Questions of sexuality and gender Hannah Thompson; 5. Zola and contemporary painting Robert Lethbridge; 6. Zola and the art of fiction Chantal Pierre-Gnassounou; 7.Thérèse Raquin: animal passion and the brutality of reading Susan Harrow; 8. Nana: the world, the flesh and the devil Valerie Minogue; 9. Germinal: the gathering storm David Baguley; 10. La Bête humaine: the poetics of the unconscious Rae Beth Gordon; 11. Zola's utopias Julia Przybos; 12. 'J'accuse...!': Zola and the Dreyfus Affair Owen Morgan; Further reading and specialist resources.