Naturalism Texts
Primary and Secondary Resources for all your Naturalism Needs
Primary Resources
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Sex and murder are at the center of this classic novel by Zola.
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You won't find a happy ending in this story about the slums of Paris.
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The story of the rise (and fall—this is Naturalism) of a prostitute.
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Coal miners go on strike, and all kinds of problems ensue.
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Maggie's a good girl, but she's poor. This is her story.
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War is rough. And the Civil War? Yikes! "Rough" doesn't begin to capture how awful it is. This novel takes us into the heart of it.
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Greedy McTeague gets what's coming to him in this novel about the three M's: money, murder, and mayhem.
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No, it's not a story about an actual octopus. It's a story about a railway company.
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Nope, she's not a nun. She's an actress. This is the tale of her rise to stardom.
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Even rich people have it rough sometimes. Lily Bart, the heroine of this novel, sure does.
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The cold of Massachusetts gets into Ethan Frome's bones and, um, his life is ruined.
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Oh no! Clyde Griffiths is on his way to the electric chair. Why? You'll have to read it to find out.
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The tragic tale of two migrant workers, caught in the jaws of the Great Depression.
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The Joad family just can't seem to survive against all the forces pitted against them.
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We'll learn all about how racism messes us up in this study of discrimination.
Secondary Resources
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A collection of essays exploring, you guessed it, Naturalism in the European novel.
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In these twenty-eight critical essays, you'll find the most cutting-edge research on American Naturalism.
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A nice study of the relationship between Realism and Naturalism.
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Lookin' good there, Zola characters. We'll learn all about fashion, and the symbolism behind fashion, in this study of Zola's work.
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Naturalism's connections to Romanticism and Gothic literature.