Nana Coupeau

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Nana Coupeau is the tragic, eponymous courtesan heroine of Émile Zola’s novel "Nana," whose rise and fall expose the decadence and moral corruption of Second Empire Paris.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf courtesan
eponymous character
fictional character
literary character
prostitute
tragic heroine
alsoKnownAs Nana
appearsIn Nana
appearsInSeries Les Rougon-Macquart
appearsInWorkBy naturalism
appearsOnStageAs actress at the Théâtre des Variétés
basedIn Paris
centralThemeInvolvement decline of the Second Empire
sexuality and power
social corruption
createdBy Émile Zola
diesFrom smallpox
ethnicBackground French working-class
familyName Coupeau
father Auguste Coupeau NERFINISHED
fictionalUniverse Second Empire of France
surface form: Second French Empire
firstPublicationYear 1880
gender female
givenName Anna
hasChild Louiset
hasLover Count Muffat
Fauchery
Fontan
Georges Hugon NERFINISHED
Philippe Hugon NERFINISHED
literaryFunction critique of bourgeois hypocrisy
literaryMovementContext Naturalism
surface form: French naturalism
mother Gervaise Macquart NERFINISHED
narrativeArc rise and fall
narrativeRole protagonist
nationality French
occupation actress
courtesan
prostitute
portrayedAs destructive femme fatale
symbol of decadence
symbol of moral corruption
relatedWorkPrecededBy Les Rougon-Macquart
surface form: L’Assommoir
settingEra Second Empire of France
surface form: Second French Empire
socialClassOrigin working class
symbolizes corrupting influence of money
decay of Second Empire society
destructive power of sexuality

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Nana mainCharacter Nana Coupeau