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F�condit� d'Emile Zola: Roman � Th�se, �vangile, Mythe

F�condit� d'Emile Zola: Roman � Th�se, �vangile, Mythe

Baguley, David

Paperback

Series: Heritage

Literary CriticismFrench History

ISBN10: 1442651563
ISBN13: 9781442651562
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Published: Dec 15 1973
Pages: 294
Weight: 0.96
Height: 0.67 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: French

This historical and critical study of Zola's Fécondité contributes much to an understanding of how the novel came to be written and of its achievements. Like Travail and Verité, the later books in the series Les Quatre Evangiles, Fécondité has not previously received significant critical attention. This study reveals and interprets the less obvious aspects of the work, its biblical and mythical themes, its sources and genesis. It also adds to our knowledge of Zola's later works through the examination of various ideological currents--particularly the impact of Malthusianism, its proponents and adversaries, and who among them Zola read in preparing this book. Fécondité deals with the particular problem of France's declining birth-rate at the end of the nineteenth century and, more generally, with the problem of decadence and cultural renewal.

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