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Leader of the 19th-century naturalist movement in France, Zola's major works include Germinal and Nana, both part of the Rougon-Macquert Cycle. This title, Emile Zola, part of Chelsea House Publishers’ Modern Critical Views series, examines the major works of Emile Zola through full-length critical essays by expert literary critics. In addition, this title features a short biography on Emile Zola, a chronology of the author’s life, and an introductory essay written by Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of the Humanities, Yale University.
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Bloom’s Modern Critical Views
EMILE ZOLA
Edited and with an introduction by
Harold Bloom Sterling Professor of the Humanities Yale University
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Emile Zola / edited and with an introduction by Harold Bloom. p. cm. — (Bloom’s modern critical views) ISBN 0-7910-7663-6 1. Zola, Emile, 1840-1902—Criticism and interpretation. I. Bloom, Harold. II. Title. III. Series. PQ2538.E46 2003 843’.8—dc22 2003016889
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