The Masterpiece

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Classics
Cover of the book The Masterpiece by Émile Zola, OUP Oxford
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Émile Zola ISBN: 9780192593177
Publisher: OUP Oxford Publication: July 10, 2016
Imprint: OUP Oxford Language: English
Author: Émile Zola
ISBN: 9780192593177
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Publication: July 10, 2016
Imprint: OUP Oxford
Language: English

The Masterpiece is the tragic story of Claude Lantier, an ambitious and talented young artist from the provinces who has come to conquer Paris and is conquered by the flaws in his own genius. While his boyhood friend Pierre Sandoz becomes a successful novelist, Claude's originality is mocked at the Salon and turns gradually into a doomed obsession with one great canvas. Life - in the form of his model and wife Christine and their deformed child Jacques - is sacrificed on the altar of Art. The Masterpiece is the most autobiographical of the twenty novels in Zola's Rougon-Macquart series. Set in the 1860s and 1870s, it provides a unique insight into his career as a writer and his relationship with Cézanne, a friend since their schooldays in Aix-en-Provence. It also presents a well-documented account of the turbulent Bohemia world in which the Impressionists came to prominence despit the conservatism of the Academy and the ridicule of the general public. 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.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

The Masterpiece is the tragic story of Claude Lantier, an ambitious and talented young artist from the provinces who has come to conquer Paris and is conquered by the flaws in his own genius. While his boyhood friend Pierre Sandoz becomes a successful novelist, Claude's originality is mocked at the Salon and turns gradually into a doomed obsession with one great canvas. Life - in the form of his model and wife Christine and their deformed child Jacques - is sacrificed on the altar of Art. The Masterpiece is the most autobiographical of the twenty novels in Zola's Rougon-Macquart series. Set in the 1860s and 1870s, it provides a unique insight into his career as a writer and his relationship with Cézanne, a friend since their schooldays in Aix-en-Provence. It also presents a well-documented account of the turbulent Bohemia world in which the Impressionists came to prominence despit the conservatism of the Academy and the ridicule of the general public. 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.

More books from OUP Oxford

Cover of the book Discursive Perspectives in Therapeutic Practice by Émile Zola
Cover of the book Veterinary Science: A Very Short Introduction by Émile Zola
Cover of the book The Predicament of Belief by Émile Zola
Cover of the book St Theodore the Studite's Defence of the Icons by Émile Zola
Cover of the book Organizational Routines by Émile Zola
Cover of the book Banking: A Very Short Introduction by Émile Zola
Cover of the book Quite Right by Émile Zola
Cover of the book Transnational Commercial Law by Émile Zola
Cover of the book Probability: A Very Short Introduction by Émile Zola
Cover of the book Hobbes: A Very Short Introduction by Émile Zola
Cover of the book The New Oxford Book of Food Plants by Émile Zola
Cover of the book A Dictionary of Tourism and Travel by Émile Zola
Cover of the book Building Better Beings by Émile Zola
Cover of the book Constitutional Referendums by Émile Zola
Cover of the book EU Employment Law by Émile Zola
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy