Theacute;regrave;se Raquin tells the story of a young woman; unhappily married to her first cousin by an overbearing aunt who may seem to be well-intentioned but in many ways is deeply selfish. Theacute;regrave;ses husband; Camille; is sickly and egocentric; and when the opportunity arises; Theacute;regrave;se enters into a turbulent and sordidly passionate affair with one of Camilles friends; Laurent.Eacute;mile Eacute;douard Charles Antoine Zola (2 April 1840 ndash; 29 September 1902) was a French novelist; playwright; journalist; the most well-known practitioner of the literary school of naturalism; and an important contributor to the development of theatrical naturalism.Translated and edited with a preface by Edward Vizetelly (1820-1894)
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Review
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. The best translation Ive yet readBy NickThis is an excellent translation of Racines plays. and worth $25 to have in ones library. My own two volume set actually comes from a library book fair. So good is this translation. the numerous if not enormous number of footnotes. and quality of the printing and binding. that this set immediately replaced a very good. serviceable. more modern. but less inspired translation in paperback that had set on my shelf for a few years.This is a translation that is also worth hunting for. and adding to ones wish list. It is not the most recent translation. but it is complete. and easy to read.
