La Terre
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| '''''La Terre''''' (''The Earth'') is a novel by [[Émile Zola]], published in [[1887]]. It is the fifteenth novel in Zola's [[Les Rougon-Macquart|Rougon-Macquart]] series. The action takes place in a rural community in [[La Beauce]], an area of northern [[France]]. The novel is connected to the other novels in the series by the main protagonist, Jean Macquart, whose childhood in the south of France was recounted in ''[[La Fortune des Rougon]]'', and who will go on to feature prominently in the later novel ''[[La Débâcle]]''. | '''''La Terre''''' (''The Earth'') is a novel by [[Émile Zola]], published in [[1887]]. It is the fifteenth novel in Zola's [[Les Rougon-Macquart|Rougon-Macquart]] series. The action takes place in a rural community in [[La Beauce]], an area of northern [[France]]. The novel is connected to the other novels in the series by the main protagonist, Jean Macquart, whose childhood in the south of France was recounted in ''[[La Fortune des Rougon]]'', and who will go on to feature prominently in the later novel ''[[La Débâcle]]''. | ||
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| + | Zola's novel is one of the most graphically violent and, to a lesser extent, sexually explicit novels of the nineteenth century, and caused considerable controversy at the time of its publication. In it, Zola's efforts to expose the unpleasant underside of his contemporary society reached its apogee; none of the other ''Rougon-Macquart'' novels features such sensational material. The publication of an English translation of ''La Terre'' in 1888 led to the prosecution for obscenity of the publisher, [[Henry Vizetelly]]. | ||
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| + | The definitive genetic work on ''La Terre'' remains Guy Robert's ''"La Terre" d'Émile Zola'' (Paris: Les Belles Lettres, 1952); there is surprisingly little anglophone material published on the novel. | ||
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| + | A silent movie shot in rural locations was directed by [[André Antoine]], starring [[Armand Bour]]. | ||
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La Terre (The Earth) is a novel by Émile Zola, published in 1887. It is the fifteenth novel in Zola's Rougon-Macquart series. The action takes place in a rural community in La Beauce, an area of northern France. The novel is connected to the other novels in the series by the main protagonist, Jean Macquart, whose childhood in the south of France was recounted in La Fortune des Rougon, and who will go on to feature prominently in the later novel La Débâcle.
Literary significance and screen adaptation
Zola's novel is one of the most graphically violent and, to a lesser extent, sexually explicit novels of the nineteenth century, and caused considerable controversy at the time of its publication. In it, Zola's efforts to expose the unpleasant underside of his contemporary society reached its apogee; none of the other Rougon-Macquart novels features such sensational material. The publication of an English translation of La Terre in 1888 led to the prosecution for obscenity of the publisher, Henry Vizetelly.
The definitive genetic work on La Terre remains Guy Robert's "La Terre" d'Émile Zola (Paris: Les Belles Lettres, 1952); there is surprisingly little anglophone material published on the novel.
A silent movie shot in rural locations was directed by André Antoine, starring Armand Bour.
