Literature

Capitalism, Entrepreneurship, and Liberty in the Novels of Émile Zola

ABSTRACT

This conference explored themes of economic competition, entrepreneurship, financial speculation, and consumer culture in two novels by Zola, The Ladies' Delight and Money.

READING LIST

Conference Readings

Zola, Émile. Au Bonheur des Dames (The Ladies' Delight). Translated by Robin Buss. New York: Penguin Classics, 2001.

Zola, Émile. Money (Rougon-Macquart). Edited by Andrew Moore. Translated by Ernest Alfred Vizetelly. New York: Mondial, 2007.