The French novelist Émile Zola (1840-1902) was the foremost proponent of the doctrine of naturalism in literature. He illustrated this doctrine chiefly in a series of 20 novels published betwee...
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Emile Zola is one of the most important nineteenth-century French novelists, along with Stendhal, Victor Hugo, Honoré de Balzac, and Gustave Flaubert. Les Rougon-Macquart (1871-1893; translate...
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Teaching Germinal
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A word to the wise men: The world may have plenty of gold and myrrh, but it could run short of frankincense.Trees in the Horn of Africa provide most of the world's supply of the prized incense that...
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The wind-driven infernos that are scarring vast swaths of Southern California's landscape may leave more than just a temporary path of destruction when they are finally extinguished.The wildfires c...
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A year after drought conditions left a dismal display of Texas wildflowers, the colorful roadside attractions are making a comeback.Bluebonnets have blossomed across Central Texas and in parts of N...
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Cotton producer Weldon Melton has planted most of his fields, but the seedlings could be in trouble if cooler-than-normal temperatures continue.Melton, like a lot of farmers in the nation's leading...
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After splashing ashore in Florida without much punch, the remnants of the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season churned northward Wednesday, bringing much-needed rain to the South...
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In November, when the dazzling colors in most flower beds are a distant memory, Marie and Keith Fowler still are cutting and selling beautiful blooms at their local farmer’s market. They take...
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Farmers in the South are planting crops ahead of schedule, but many in the North are waiting for warmer temperatures before getting into their fields.The difference between the regions is remarkabl...
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After starring in two megasized Hollywood trilogies that have taken him from unknown to A-list ("Pirates of the Caribbean" and "Lord of the Rings") Orlando Bloom is walking away from movies _ tempo...
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Kassel, Germany (dpa) - Sleuths have so far managed to crack about
one third of the secret catalogue for the world's leading
contemporary-art expo, Documenta 12, which opens...
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Commodities climbed broadly Monday, led by gains in agriculture, energy and precious metals as investors bet that an anticipated interest rate cut will stimulate economic growth and raise demand fo...
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Émile Zola
Emile (Edouard Charles Antoine) Zola
Tapped-out trees threaten frankincense
