Frank Norris and American naturalism / / Donald Pizer

• Autore: Pizer Donald
• Pubblicazione: London : , : Anthem Press, , 2018
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xii, 143 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 813/.4
• Soggetto topico: Naturalism
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Jul 2018).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction : the literary criticism of Frank Norris -- Frank Norris's definition of naturalism -- Frank Norris and the frontier as popular idea in America -- Vandover and the brute and McTeague -- Evolutionary ethical dualism in Frank Norris's Vandover and the brute and McTeague -- McTeague and American naturalism -- The problem of philosophy in the novel -- The biological determinism of McTeague in our time -- Frank Norris's McTeague : naturalism as popular myth -- The popular novels -- The masculine-feminine ethic in Frank Norris's popular novels -- The octopus -- Another look at The octopus -- The concept of nature in Frank Norris's The octopus -- Synthetic criticism and Frank Norris : or, Mr. Marx, Mr. Taylor, and The octopus -- Collis P. Huntington, William S. Rainsford, and the conclusion of Frank Norris's The octopus.
• Sommario/riassunto: 'Frank Norris and American Naturalism' brings together in one volume Donald Pizer's lifelong exploration of Frank Norris's work, ranging from his 1955 discussion of point of view in 'The Octopus' to his 2010 essay on the thematic unity of that novel. The essays as a whole seek to demonstrate both the coherence of Norris's thought and his contribution toward the establishment of a specific form of naturalism in America. The collection's principal focus is Norris's most enduring works, the novels 'McTeague' and 'The Octopus', though his other fiction and literary criticism are also discussed.
• Titolo autorizzato: Frank Norris and American naturalism
• ISBN: 9781783088041; 1783088044; 9781783088034; 1783088036
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9911009386403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Anthem nineteenth century studies.