1st Edition
Evolution, Sacrifice, and Narrative Balzac, Zola, and Faulkner
By Carol Colatrella
Copyright 1990
228 Pages
by
Routledge
228 Pages
by
Routledge
228 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1990. Balzac, Zola and Faulkner all drew upon the principles of evolutionary theory to represent man’s place in nature and his struggle for survival in their major series La Comèdie humaine, Rougon-Macquart and the Yoknapatawpha fiction. This book focuses on the ‘first’ novels in each author’s series ( La Père Goriot, La Fortune des Rougon and Flags in the Dust ) and... Read more
Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter I The Tangled Bank: Evolutionary Theory and the Roman-Fleuve Chapter II The Christ of Paternity: La Père Goriot Chapter III Eternal Recommencement: La Fortune des Rougon Chapter IV The Blind Tragedy of Human Events: Flags in the Dust; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography
Biography
Carol Colatrella
