Frank Norris and American Naturalism

Donald Pizer

'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.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Preface
pp vii-x

Editorial Note and Acknowledgments
pp xi-xii

Criticism
pp 1-2

Introduction: The Literary Criticism of Frank Norris
pp 3-12

Frank Norris's Definition of Naturalism
pp 13-16

Frank Norris and the Frontier as Popular Idea in America
pp 17-32

Vandover and the Brute and McTeague
pp 33-34

Evolutionary Ethical Dualism in Frank Norris's Vandover and the Brute and McTeague
pp 35-52

McTeague and American Naturalism
pp 53-60

The Problem of Philosophy in the Novel
pp 61-68

The Biological Determinism of McTeague in Our Time
pp 69-76

Frank Norris's McTeague: Naturalism as Popular Myth
pp 77-82

The Popular Novels
pp 83-84

The Masculine–Feminine Ethic in Frank Norris's Popular Novels
pp 85-92

The Octopus
pp 93-94

Another Look at The Octopus
pp 95-102

The Concept of Nature in Frank Norris's The Octopus
pp 103-112

Synthetic Criticism and Frank Norris: Or, Mr. Marx, Mr. Taylor and The Octopus
pp 113-122

Collis P. Huntington, William S. Rainsford and the Conclusion of Frank Norris's The Octopus
pp 123-140

Index
pp 141-143

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