Émile Zola: A Determined Life

Émile Zola: A Determined Life - Hardcover

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Émile Zola: A Determined Life - Hardcover

Émile Zola: A Determined Life - Hardcover

by Robert Lethbridge
$38.00
$38.00

Book Overview

Nuanced and insightful, a comprehensive exploration of the life, work, and times of the celebrated French literary polymath.

Émile Zola is widely regarded as one of the world's greatest writers, whose reputation was reinforced by his historic intervention in the Dreyfus Affair. This book explores Zola's life and work and how these were determined by the traumatic history of his times. From humble beginnings, Zola's life was marked by the determination to succeed. Robert Lethbridge traces his development as a writer, including Zola's earliest texts and his novel cycles, and further shows how Zola's extraordinary creativity extended from his journalism to experiments in the theater and even to his own operatic adaptations of his novels. Lethbridge offers the reader new perspectives, informed by the most recent research, which bring together Zola's writing and its historical context.
ISBN9781836390176
Author Robert Lethbridge
PublisherReaktion Books
GenreBiography
FormatHardcover
PublishedJune 2025
LanguageENG- English
Pages304
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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By Robert Lethbridge

About Robert Lethbridge

Robert Lethbridge is a life fellow of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, and emeritus professor of French language and literature at the University of London. He is currently honorary professor at the University of St Andrews. His books include Zola's Painters. He lives in Fife, Scotland.

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