ABSTRACT

This article examines French ecological concerns around the time of the Industrial Revolution in Émile Zola’s La joie de vivre (1884 Zola, É. [1884] 1995. La joie de vivre. Edited by H. Mitterand. Paris: Gallimard. [Google Scholar]) through the lens of elemental ecocriticism, founded on the four elements categorized in classical antiquity. More-than-human forces on Normandy’s shore are fundamental to Lazare Chanteau’s enterprises regarding L’usine du Trésor and flood defences for Bonneville in the twelfth novel of the Rougon-Macquart saga. An understanding of coastal places on the cusp of modernization can be deepened through a framework at the intersection of biochemistry, regional geography, and the blue humanities. Four interdisciplinary lines of enquiry spanning the novel’s eleven chapters are undertaken to give insights into atmospheric and geophysical conditions as much as sociocultural practices.

摘要

本文在埃米尔·佐拉( Émile Zola) 的《生活的乐趣》 ( La joie de vivre，1884 年) 中探讨了工业革命时期法国的生态问题。 佐拉, É. [ 1884] 1995 年。生活的乐趣。由 H. Mitterand 编辑。巴黎：加利玛。 [Google Scholar] ) 通过元素生态批评的视角，建立在古典古代分类的四种元素之上。在鲁贡-麦夸特传奇的第 12 部小说中，诺曼底海岸上的超人力量是 Lazare Chanteau 在 L'usine du Trésor 和 Bonneville 洪水防御方面的基础。通过生物化学、区域地理和蓝色人文交叉的框架，可以加深对处于现代化风口浪尖的沿海地区的理解。贯穿小说 11 章的四个跨学科研究线旨在深入了解大气和地球物理条件以及社会文化实践。