Therese Raquin by Emile Zola (Paperback Book)

Therese Raquin by Emile Zola (Paperback Book)

Oxford University Press

Th\u00E9r\u00E8se Raquin is a clinically observed, sinister tale of adultery and murder among the lower orders in nineteenth-century Paris. Zola's dispassionate dissection of the motivations of his characters, mere `human beasts' who kill in order to satisfy their lust, is much more than an atmospheric Second Empire period-piece. Many readers were scandalized by an approach to character-drawing which seemed to undermine not only the moral values of a deeply conservative society, but also the whole code of psychological description on which the realist novel was based.Together with the important `Preface to the Second Edition' in which Zola defended himself against charges of immorality, Th\u00E9r\u00E8se Raquin stands as a key early manifesto of the French Naturalist movement, of which Zola was the founding\n\nTherese Raquin\n\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked services.\n\nPlease note that the price adve;

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