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In his time, Zola made his English contemporaries, including Hardy and Dickens, look positively pastoral; much of his writing is considered shocking and transgressive even now. With his novels soon to enjoy a British renaissance due to ambitious BBC radio dramatisations launching in 2015, this book offers both new readers and aficionados the untold story of Zola's original reception in England: 'When the filthy French met the Virtuous Victorians'. Most of us probably think of Lady Chatterley (Regina v Penguin Books) as the great test case trial for censorship in Britain, but it actually took place almost a century earlier. Zola's UK translator and publisher, Henry Vizetelly, was sentenced to hard labour at nearly 70 years old, and, ultimately, died for his commitment to Zola. This lively, often humorous, ironic, and ultimately tragic exploration of the consequences of both translation and censorship is told from multiple points of view, illustrated with a wealth of contemporary cartoons and illustrations and is based on a rich trove of letters, trial transcripts, journals and manuscripts. The structure juxtaposes the fall of the passionate, unfortunate Vizetelly with the rise and rise of the dogged and prolific Zola, who transforms, in the eyes of the Victorians, from producer of pig slops to national hero over the course of the story.

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Kategoria Książki po angielsku Biography & True Stories Biography: general Biography: literary

• Pełny tytuł: Zola and the Victorians
• Podtytuł: 'Fit for Swine'
• Autor: Eileen Horne
• Język: Angielski
• Oprawa: Twarda
• Liczba stron: 320
• EAN: 9780857055187
• ISBN: 0857055186
• ID: 09380305
• Wydawca: Quercus Publishing
• Waga: 412 g
• Wymiary: 146 × 202 × 33 mm
• Data wydania: 01. November 2015

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