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Therese Raquin (Paperback)
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Therese Raquin (Paperback)
Series: Oxford World's Classics
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Therese Raquin is a clinically observed, sinister tale of adultery
and murder among the lower classes 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, Therese Raquin
stands as a key early manifesto of the French Naturalist movement,
of which Zola was the founding father. Even today, this novel has
lost none of its power to shock.
This new translation is based on the second edition of 1868. The
Introduction situates the novel in the context of Naturalism,
medicine, and the scientific ideas of Zola's day.
About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has
made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the
globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to
scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of
other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading
authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date
bibliographies for further study, and much more."
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