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Overview'Abbé Faujas has arrived!'The arrival of Abbé Faujas in the provincial town of Plassans has profound consequences for the community, and for the family of François Mouret in particular. Faujas and his mother come to lodge with François, his wife Marthe, and their three children, and Marthe quickly falls under the influence of the priest. Ambitious and unscrupulous, Faujas gradually infiltrates into all quarters of the town, intent on political as well as religious conquest. Intrigue, slander, and insinuation tear the townsfolk apart, creating suspicion and distrust, and driving the Mourets to ever more extreme actions.The fourth novel in Zola's Rougon-Macquart sequence, The Conquest of Plassans returns to the fictional Provençal town from which the family sprang in The Fortune of the Rougons. In one of the most psychological of his novels, Zola links small-town politics to the greater political and national dramas of the Second Empire.ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.Readership: Readers of classic fiction, French literature, the novels of Zola; students of Modern Languages, the novel, Realism and Naturalism, cultural studies, religion in literature. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Émile Zola , Helen Constantine , Patrick McGuinness (Professor of French and Comparative Literature, Professor of French and Comparative Literature, University of Oxford)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 12.90cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 19.70cm Weight: 0.248kg ISBN: 9780199664788ISBN 10: 0199664781 Pages: 352 Publication Date: 12 June 2014 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsAs with others in the Oxford Worlds Classics in this series, there is an excellent introduction. Lisa Hill, ANZ Lit Lovers `As with others in the Oxford Worlds Classics in this series, there is an excellent introduction.' Lisa Hill, ANZ Lit Lovers There's so much more going on here, and the novel is so worth reading, for its wonderful view of French provincial life, its extraordinary characters both low-life and high-life, its satire and its tragedy. So, well done to OUP for commissioning these new translations, this one excellently done by Helen Constantine. Highly recommended. Harriet Devine, Shiny New Books `As with others in the Oxford Worlds Classics in this series, there is an excellent introduction.' Lisa Hill, ANZ Lit Lovers Author InformationÉmile ZolaHelen Constantine was Head of Modern Languages at Bartholomew School near Oxford before retiring from teaching in 2000. She is now a full-time translator and editor. Her translations include Paris Tales (OUP, 2004), French Tales (OUP, 2008), Laclos, Dangerous Liaisons (Penguin, 2007), Gautier, Mademoiselle de Maupin (Penguin, 2005), Balzac, The Wild Ass's Skin (OUP, 2012). From 2003-12 she was co-editor of the international magazine Modern Poetry in Translation. Patrick McGuinness is a poet and novelist whose first novel, The First Hundred Days was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2011. He has translated Mallarmé, edited the works of Marcel Schwob, and written about Huysmans and other French authors. His poetry collections include The Canals of Mars and Jilted City (both Carcanet). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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