Intro -- Émile Zola -- Context -- From Monarchy to Empire to Republic -- Evolutions and revolutions on the road to modernity -- The veneration of science and history -- 19th-century literature: from idealism to realism -- Biography -- From Romantic idealism to realist disillusionment -- Modest beginnings in the literary world -- Ambitious projects -- Social and political commitment in his later years -- Characteristics of Zola's work -- The birth of the experimental novel -- The writer as observer of reality -- Meticulous description and rigorous construction -- Literary devices and networks of symbols -- Modern, revolutionary themes -- Notable works -- Thérèse Raquin -- The Attack on the Mill -- Germinal -- Zola's legacy -- Summary -- Further reading.
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