ZOLAISM
\zˈɒle͡ɪˌɪzəm], \zˈɒleɪˌɪzəm], \z_ˈɒ_l_eɪ_ˌɪ_z_ə_m]\
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The literary theories and practices of the French novelist Emile Zola (1840-1902); naturalism, esp. in a derogatory sense.
By Oddity Software
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The literary theories and practices of the French novelist Emile Zola (1840-1902); naturalism, esp. in a derogatory sense.
By Noah Webster.
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z[=o]'la-izm, n. the literary principles and practice of the industrious French novelist Emile Zola (1840-1902)--an attempt at a so-called realism claimed to be a proper scientific view of human nature and human life. In effect Zola's books are dull and dirty, and his realism is not reality.
By Thomas Davidson