Date of Award

8-1974

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Department

Romance Languages

Supervisor

Owen Morgan

Language

English

Abstract

Genesis and background of L'Assommoir and a study of various techniques employed by Zola in the novel. Particular emphasis on his evocation of the physical environment (including people) and its relationship to, and effects upon, the character of Gervaise.

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