Scientific editor:Bouchardon (Marianne) General directors:Alexandre (Didier), Hamon (Philippe), Pagès (Alain), Tortonese (Paolo)
Abstract: A veritable manifesto of naturalist theater, this collection of drama columns published in the press from 1876 to 1880 argues for a reform of the theater, one that Zola called for to break with the outdated edifice of rules and conventions in order to come closer to nature and truth.
