Frank Norris and American naturalism / Donald Pizer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pizer, Donald, author.

Contributor:

Phi Beta Kappa Library Trust Fund.

JSTOR (Online Service)

Series:

Anthem nineteenth century studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Norris, Frank, 1870-1902--Criticism and interpretation.

Norris, Frank.

Norris, Frank, 1870-1902.

Naturalism.

Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 143 pages.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York, NY : Anthem Press, an imprint of Wimbledon Publishing, 2018.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Introduction: The Literary Criticism of Frank Norris 3

Frank Norris's Definition of Naturalism 13

Frank Norris and the Frontier as Popular Idea in America 17

Vandover and the Brute and McTeague

Evolutionary Ethical Dualism in Frank Norris's Vandover and the Brute and McTeague 35

McTeague and American Naturalism 53

The Problem of Philosophy in the Novel 61

The Biological Determinism of McTeague in Our Time 69

Frank Norris's McTeague: Naturalism as Popular Myth 77

The Popular Novels

The Masculine-Feminine Ethic in Frank Norris's Popular Novels 85

The Octopus

Another Look at The Octopus 95

The Conceof Nature in Frank Norris's The Octopus 103

Synthetic Criticism and Frank Norris: Or, Mr. Marx, Mr. Taylor and The Octopus 113

Collis P. Huntington, William S. Rainsford and the Conclusion of Frank Norris's The Octopus 123.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Phi Beta Kappa Library Trust Fund.

ISBN:

9781783088034

1783088036

Publisher Number:

40028320982

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.