<p>In 'Abbe Mouret's Transgression,' a keenly observed narrative poised between the natural and spiritual realms, Émile Zola narrates the story of a young priest's moral and emotional tumult. This novel, emerging from Zola's celebrated Rougon-Macquart series, elucidates the conflict between clerical celibacy and human desire with Zola's characteristic naturalist flair. Within this literary context, Zola's prose artfully dissects the prototypical ...