Therese Raquin

by Zola, Emile; Buss, Robin; Buss, Robin; Buss, Robin

• ISBN13: 9780140449440
• ISBN10: 0140449442
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-02-22
• Publisher: PENGUIN

Summary

In a dingy apartment on the Passage du Pont-Neuf in Paris, Thérèse Raquin is trapped in a loveless marriage to her sickly cousin, Camille. The numbing tedium of her life is suddenly shattered when she embarks on a turbulent affair with her husband’s earthy friend Laurent, but their animal passion for each other soon compels the lovers to commit a crime that will haunt them forever. Thérèse Raquincaused a scandal when it appeared in 1867 and brought its twenty-seven-year-old author a notoriety that followed him throughout his life. Zola’s novel is not only an uninhibited portrayal of adultery, madness, and ghostly revenge, but also a devastating exploration of the darkest aspects of human existence.

Author Biography

+ëmile Zola (1840-û1902) was the leading figure in the French school of naturalistic fiction.
Robin Buss is a journalist and translator. His translations for Penguin Classics include The Black Tulip by Dumas and Under Fire by Barbusse, as well as other works by Zola.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

The Background to ThTrFse Raquin

Science and Literature Progress and Positivism

The Realistic Imagination

The Birth of Naturalism ThTrFse Raquin

Narrative and Myth Plot

Narration Character Symbol and Image

Myth Conclusion

Notes to Introduction

Bibliography

PrTface de la DeuxiFme +dition ThTrFse Raquin

Notes to Text

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