Apprenticeship Writings of Frank Norris 1896-1898: Volume 1, 1896-1897, Memoirs, American Philosophical Society (vol. 219) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0871692198 ISBN 13: 9780871692191

Publisher: The American Philosophical Society Press, 1996

Synopsis

Frank Norris (1870-1902) has long been recognized by cultural historians as a “touchstone” figure, clearly signaling in 1899 the emergence of an Amer. school of Literary Naturalism. “McTeague: A Story of San Francisco” secured this honor for him that year as it registered more fully than any previous Amer. novel the Darwinian view of life that is the essential characteristic of all subsequent Naturalistic fictions. It thus marked as well the rejection of the Victorian Era’s habitually idealistic representations of human nature and its basically religious world-view, offering instead a post-metaphysical portrait of the human condition that has remained popular in 20th-cent. literary and intellectual circles. Includes all of the known writings of Norris published between 11 April 1896 and 1897. Illus.

Edition details

• Publisher: The American Philosophical Society Press
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0871692198
• ISBN 13: 9780871692191
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 276
• Editor: McElrath Joseph R., Burgess Douglas K.