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The Fortune of the Rougons by Émile Zola (Book Analysis)

The Fortune of the Rougons by Émile Zola (Book Analysis)

Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide

978280629769334EBookPlurilingua PublishingThis practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of The Fortune of the Rougons by Émile Zola. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, as well as an introduction to the historical context in which it is set. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. This clear and detailed 34-page reading guide is structured as follows: Biography of Émile Zola Presentation of The Fortune of the Rougons Summary of The Fortune of the Rougons Character study Adelaide Fouque Pierre Rougon Felicite Rougon Eugene Rougon Pascal Rougon Aristide Rougon Antoine Macquart Silvere Macquart Miette Analysis of The Fortune of the Rougons Naturalism Determinism and the dynamics of power An origin novel A historical account A love story About The Fortune of the Rougons The Fortune of the Rougons was first published in 1871 and is the first volume of Émile Zola’s monumental 20-novel Les Rougon-Macquart cycle. The story is set in the south of France against the backdrop of the coup d’état that created the Second French Empire, and maps out the geographical, social and familial origins of the characters who will feature in the following books in the series. About Émile Zola The novelist and journalist Émile Zola was one of the most celebrated writers of 19th century France. He was the leading figure of the literary school of naturalism, which drew on the scientific advances of the time and sought to explain human behaviour through meticulous observation. He is best known for Les Rougon-Macquart, an ambitious cycle of 20 novels which tells the story of one extended family under the Second French Empire and which illustrates his approach to literature. Zola was also an influential social thinker: he vocally condemned the Dreyfus affair, and his famous article J’accuse played a major role in the eventual exoneration of the Jewish officer Alfred Dreyfus.This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of The Fortune of the Rougons by Émile Zola. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, as well as an introduction to the historical context in which it is set. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. This clear and detailed 34-page reading guide is structured as follows: Biography of Émile Zola Presentation of The Fortune of the Rougons Summary of The Fortune of the Rougons Character study Adelaide Fouque Pierre Rougon Felicite Rougon Eugene Rougon Pascal Rougon Aristide Rougon Antoine Macquart Silvere Macquart Miette Analysis of The Fortune of the Rougons Naturalism Determinism and the dynamics of power An origin novel A historical account A love story About The Fortune of the Rougons The Fortune of the Rougons was first published in 1871 and is the first volume of Émile Zola’s monumental 20-novel Les Rougon-Macquart cycle. The story is set in the south of France against the backdrop of the coup d’état that created the Second French Empire, and maps out the geographical, social and familial origins of the characters who will feature in the following books in the series. About Émile Zola The novelist and journalist Émile Zola was one of the most celebrated writers of 19th century France. He was the leading figure of the literary school of naturalism, which drew on the scientific advances of the time and sought to explain human behaviour through meticulous observation. He is best known for Les Rougon-Macquart, an ambitious cycle of 20 novels which tells the story of one extended family under the Second French Empire and which illustrates his approach to literature. Zola was also an influential social thinker: he vocally condemned the Dreyfus affair, and his famous article J’accuse played a major role in the eventual exoneration of the Jewish officer Alfred Dreyfus.application/pdf1
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This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of The Fortune of the Rougons by Émile Zola. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, as well as an introduction to the historical context in which it is set. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time....
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This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of The Fortune of the Rougons by Émile Zola. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, as well as an introduction to the historical context in which it is set. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time.

This clear and detailed 34-page reading guide is structured as follows:

  • Biography of Émile Zola
  • Presentation of The Fortune of the Rougons
  • Summary of The Fortune of the Rougons
  • Character study
    • Adelaide Fouque
    • Pierre Rougon
    • Felicite Rougon
    • Eugene Rougon
    • Pascal Rougon
    • Aristide Rougon
    • Antoine Macquart
    • Silvere Macquart
    • Miette
  • Analysis of The Fortune of the Rougons
    • Naturalism
    • Determinism and the dynamics of power
    • An origin novel
    • A historical account
    • A love story

About The Fortune of the Rougons

The Fortune of the Rougons was first published in 1871 and is the first volume of Émile Zola’s monumental 20-novel Les Rougon-Macquart cycle. The story is set in the south of France against the backdrop of the coup d’état that created the Second French Empire, and maps out the geographical, social and familial origins of the characters who will feature in the following books in the series.

About Émile Zola

The novelist and journalist Émile Zola was one of the most celebrated writers of 19th century France. He was the leading figure of the literary school of naturalism, which drew on the scientific advances of the time and sought to explain human behaviour through meticulous observation. He is best known for Les Rougon-Macquart, an ambitious cycle of 20 novels which tells the story of one extended family under the Second French Empire and which illustrates his approach to literature.

Zola was also an influential social thinker: he vocally condemned the Dreyfus affair, and his famous article J’accuse played a major role in the eventual exoneration of the Jewish officer Alfred Dreyfus.

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