Emile Zola: A Very Short Introduction

by Brian Nelson

mile Zola was the leader of the literary movement known as 'naturalism' and is one of the great figures of the novel. In his monumental Les Rougon-Macquart (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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198837569
• ISBN13: 9780198837565
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 4.2" x 6.8"