Author |
Zola, Émile, 1840-1902 |
Title |
Correspondance: Les lettres et les arts
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Note |
Reading ease score: 81.7 (6th grade). Easy to read.
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Credits |
Produced by Madeleine Fournier. Images provided by The Internet Archive.
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Summary |
"Correspondance: Les lettres et les arts" by Émile Zola is a collection of correspondence written in the late 19th century. This work comprises letters exchanged between Zola and his friend Antony Valabrègue during the early stages of their literary careers. The letters explore various topics, including literary and artistic theories, personal struggles, and aspirations, providing insight into the formative years of Zola's life and thoughts. At the start of the correspondence, Zola writes to Valabrègue about his latest literary endeavors and expresses concerns about his friend's potential complacency in the provincial lifestyle. He urges Valabrègue to engage more actively with the literary world and shares lively stories about their acquaintances in Paris. Zola also discusses his struggles with writing, the demands of his day job at a publishing house, and his hopes of launching a successful career in literature. Through these letters, readers get a window into Zola's ambitions, his guiding philosophies about art and creativity, and the dynamics of friendship during a pivotal period of his life. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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Language |
French |
LoC Class |
PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
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Subject |
Novelists, French -- 19th century -- Correspondence
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Subject |
Zola, Émile, 1840-1902 -- Correspondence
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Category |
Text |
EBook-No. |
56622 |
Release Date |
Feb 21, 2018 |
Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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