Published in 1867, "The Mysteries of Marseille" recounts the love of Philippe Cayol, a poor, untitled republican, and of young Blanche de Cazalis, the niece of De Cazalis. Philippe's brother devotes himself to protecting the two lovers and the child Blanche gives birth to before entering a convent.
Published in 1867, "The Mysteries of Marseille" recounts the love of Philippe Cayol, a poor, untitled republican, and of young Blanche de Cazalis, the...
Der franzosische Schriftsteller Emile Zola findet mit seinem Roman Doktor Pascal den Abschluss seiner Rougon-Macquart-Reihe, welche die Familiengeschichte der Rougon-Macquart-Verbindung im zweiten franzosischen Kaiserreich begleitet.
Der franzosische Schriftsteller Emile Zola findet mit seinem Roman Doktor Pascal den Abschluss seiner Rougon-Macquart-Reihe, welche die Familiengeschi...
The Dream' is the sixteenth volume in Zola's Rougon-Macquart series of novels of the Second Empire. Perhaps as a reaction to the criticism received by his preceding books - works of almost unrelenting, gritty realism - Zola here shows that his talents range beyond describing the corruption and oppression of the second, farcical, Napoleonic regime, and the daily struggle for survival. Here he portrays the very heart and feelings of an idealistic young girl, raised in a cloistered corner of a disappearing France, and now emerging from a childhood of security, love and certainty, into beautiful...
The Dream' is the sixteenth volume in Zola's Rougon-Macquart series of novels of the Second Empire. Perhaps as a reaction to the criticism received by...