Donald Pizer

Frank Norris and American Naturalism (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

Frank Norris is a seminal figure in the history of American literary naturalism despite the brevity of his career. Frank Norris and American Naturalism brings together in one volume Donald Pizer's lifelong exploration of the naturalist'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 in Frank Norris and American Naturalism 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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Anthem Press
• Seitenzahl: 156
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Mai 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781783088041
• Artikelnr.: 52669231

Autorenporträt

Donald Pizer has had a distinguished career as a critic and editor of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century American literature and as an interpreter of the history and nature of American literary naturalism. Among his most well-known works are Realism and Naturalism in Late Nineteenth Century American Literature and The Theory and Practice of American Literary Naturalism. Pizer's books about Frank Norris include a critical study The Novels of Frank Norris and editions of The Literary Criticism of Frank Norris and McTeague; he has also edited the Library of America volume, Frank Norris: Novels and Essays.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Editorial Note and Acknowledgments
Criticism
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 Th e Octopus
Collis P. Huntington, William S. Rainsford and the Conclusion of Frank Norris's The Octopus
Index.