Alexi, P.

...However, this theory on the novel, through its extreme arguments, is counted as one of the representative literary theories of naturalism in that it at least expresses and conveys the aspect of naturalism that was in keeping with the spirit of the times by sharing a faith in science that was akin to simple passion, and the scientific orientation that is the basis of this literary thought. The young naturalist writers who gathered around Zola from around the mid-1870s were called the "Medan Group" because Zola's villa, where they met, was in Medan. The five members of this group, Maupassant, JK Huysmans, H. Céard, L. Henick, and P. Alexis, published a collection of their works, "Evenings in Medan," in 1880, together with Zola, who was the leader of the group, and each brought a short story, making a strong impression on the existence of the naturalist literary school. In addition to these writers, other writers who were naturalists or close to it included A. Daudet, O. Mirbeau, and the playwright HF Beck, who were introduced to Japan early on. ...

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…しかし，この小説論は，その極端な立論を通して，少なくとも，素朴な熱情にも似た科学への信仰を共有することによって時代精神に適合した自然主義の一面，この文学思想の根底にある科学主義志向を最も端的に表し伝えている点で，自然主義の代表的文学理論の一つに数えられる。　1870年代の半ばごろからゾラの周辺に集まった自然主義派の若い作家たちは，会合の場所であったゾラの別荘がメダンにあったことから〈メダンのグループ〉と呼ばれるが，これに属するモーパッサン，J.K.ユイスマンス，H.セアール，L.エニック，P.アレクシの5人は，1880年，首領格のゾラとともにおのおの1編ずつの短編を持ち寄って作品集《メダンの夕べ》を公刊し，自然主義文学派の存在を強く印象づけた。これらの作家たちのほかに，自然主義派ないしそれに近い作家としては，日本にも早くから紹介されたA.ドーデ，O.ミルボー，劇作家H.F.ベックらがいる。…

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