Journal article
Water Avoidance and Artistic Failure in Émile Zola's L'Oeuvre
The French review, Vol.90(2), p.13
2016
Abstract
L'œuvre, one of Zola's most autobiographical novels, narrates the tragic story of the aspiring painter Claude Lantier. This article argues that, contrary to appearances, Claude's tragic demise can be attributed neither to family heredity (Claude's eye lesion) nor the influence of Romanticism, but rather to his fear and repression of the natural element of water.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Water Avoidance and Artistic Failure in Émile Zola's L'Oeuvre
- Creators
- Hélène Sicard-Cowan
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The French review, Vol.90(2), p.13
- ISSN
- 0016-111X
- eISSN
- 2329-7131
- Language
- French
- Date published
- 2016
- Academic Unit
- French and Italian
- Record Identifier
- 9984398018402771
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