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Emile Zola |
French novelist and naturalist -objective observations with realistic eye --"les rougen-Macquart" narrates fortunes of 19th century family over generations; included prostitution, labor unrest, etc |
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Count Leo Tolstoy |
Russian novelist and moral philosopher --"war and peace" (1869) love story set in napoleonic wars; provides view of Russian life **novels with philosophical and psychological depth |
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George eliot |
English novelist and essayist **bold and powerful writing brought new prestige to 20th century novel --"middlemarch" (1872) evocative narration of life in an English country town -- "the mill on th floss" (1860) thought to be autobiographical |
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W.s. Gilbert |
English playwright and humorist *popular light verse and comic opera with Arthur Sullivan "Pirates of penance " (1879) |
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Ivan Turgenev |
Russian novelist, playwright, and short story writer **wrote political stories criticizing Russia. Serfdom and government -"the virgin soil" controversial novel about Russia |
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Stendal |
French novelist *deep, subtle psychological themes, irony, cool, detached prose,great realism |
