Project Gutenberg 2008-06-05 Public domain in the USA. 116 Faguet, Émile 1847 1916 Faguet, Emile Faguet, Auguste-Émile Zola E-text prepared by Gerard Arthus, Rénald Lévesque, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Zola" by Émile Faguet is a critical examination of the literary work of the renowned French author Émile Zola, written in the early 20th century. This book serves as a biography and literary critique, focusing specifically on Zola's contributions and impact on literature over a career that spanned nearly forty years, from the early 1860s until his death in 1902. Faguet delves into the nature of Zola's writings, emphasizing their thematic qualities and stylistic choices, which reflect a significant, though often contentious, evolution within the literary landscape of the time. In this analysis, Faguet evaluates Zola's work through various lenses, noting how his early influences and eventual embrace of naturalism led to a distinctive style that emphasized descriptions of social conditions and human behavior. He categorizes Zola's career into three distinct phases, detailing his growth from a youthful Romantic to a more deliberate and ambitious writer with the "Rougon-Macquart" series. Despite Zola's popularity and notoriety, Faguet remains critical of his often grotesque portrayals of humanity, arguing that they lack psychological depth and complexity. As Faguet concludes, while Zola's forceful depictions of life resonated with the masses, they also showcased a troubling misanthropy that revealed the author's deeper discontent with humanity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 60.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. fr Zola, Émile, 1840-1902 PQ Text FR Littérature Category: Biographies Category: French Literature 61218 2025-07-10T12:35:15.884396 text/html 56666 2008-06-05T14:44:32 text/html 92052 2025-07-10T12:35:19.596367 application/epub+zip 90674 2025-07-10T12:35:17.495394 application/epub+zip 1202939 2008-06-05T14:42:43 application/pdf 78336 2025-07-10T12:35:16.459402 application/epub+zip 159173 2025-07-10T12:35:21.132368 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 151325 2025-07-10T12:35:18.962406 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 106632 2022-09-12T05:38:03.044451 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 53378 2025-07-10T12:35:15.590386 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 52130 2008-06-05T11:20:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21149 2025-07-10T12:35:21.250362 application/rdf+xml 7714 2025-07-10T12:35:16.923383 image/jpeg 2242 2025-07-10T12:35:16.690382 image/jpeg 20842 2008-06-05T11:20:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 47158 2008-06-05T14:47:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 1166227 2008-06-05T14:48:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 91173 2025-07-10T12:35:15.893413 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia