2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

The problems of artistic creation surrounding Emile Zola and a photograph

Research Project

Project/Area Number	24720158
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Research Field	European literature (English literature excluded)
Research Institution	Hosei University
Principal Investigator	TAKAHASHI Ai 法政大学, 社会学部, 講師 (80557281)
Project Period (FY)	2012-04-01 – 2014-03-31
Keywords	エミール・ゾラ / 写真 / 美術批評 / 『三都市』 / 自然主義 / 視覚芸術 / 母子像
Research Abstract	This study examines the ideological and social context of photos taken by Emile Zola in private locations, after he first embraced photography in 1888. More specifically, it aims to deepen the discussion on the power of images created by the facts and realities of his ideas about artistic creation. Using the photos that Zola captured continuously at the time, the study confirms an artistic and personal relationship motivated by an obsession with life. Our analysis of Zola's photos in relation to his novels, commentary and letters, therefore, reveal an intimate connection between his photos and his writing.

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