ZOLA (Émile) (1840-1902) - Lot 203

Lot 203
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ZOLA (Émile) (1840-1902) - Lot 203
ZOLA (Émile) (1840-1902) L.A.S. to Jules Troubat, last secretary of Sainte Beuve (1836-1914), Médan 1 August (September) 1879, 2 p. in-8°. Zola thanks him very much for the delay in sending the Parisian Chronicles and then "We would not be far from getting along. It is not a question of saying absolutely everything in criticism; it is a question of telling the truth, and the truth does not require gross and useless indiscretions... all this is a matter of tact. The figure of St. Beuve torments me a great deal; unfortunately I do not have all the necessary elements; besides, I am only a combat critic, who clears his path in front of him... I do not have the time that the study of the documents would require, which explains the insufficiency of my articles, which are crammed in the middle of the battle, for the needs of tactics and with a view to victory. What we would need is a critic who would just criticize, with passion.... ».
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