McTeague: A Story of San Francisco : Authoritative Text, Contexts, Criticism - Couverture souple

Norris, Frank

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0393970132 ISBN 13 : 9780393970135

Editeur : WW Norton & Co, 1997

Synopsis

Book by Norris Frank

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The text of this edition presents, fully annotated, the 1899 First Edition text of McTeague, a significant example of American literary naturalism and a commentary on turn-of-the-century American cultural values.

Contexts focuses on the novel's sources and composition. Included are newspaper accounts of a San Francisco murder; a description of Norris' Polk Street neighborhood, which figures prominently in McTeague; an examination of the relationship between the novel and naturalism; and a discussion of the book's genesis, from its origin as a Harvard assignment to Norris's revision of it upon his return to San Francisco. Criticism has been revised to include major recent assessments of the novel. Two seminal pieces from the previous edition have been retained Ernest Marchand's account of McTeague's 1899 reviews and Donald Pizer's essay on naturalism. Six essays and four stills from Erich von Stroheim's film version of McTeague are new. The new essays are by Don Graham, William E. Cain, Barbara Hochman, James L. Caron, Mary Lawlor, and Donna M. Campbell. A Chronology and an updated Selected Bibliography are included.

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Frank Norris' graphic portrayal of the seamy side of survival in turn-of-the-century urban America remains shocking and powerful today -and its conclusion just as harrowing. McTeague's final flight into the desert is the central image of many a classic Western, and the shocking conclusion, now a cliche copied by countless other storytellers, first made its appearance in this classic novel.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: WW Norton & Co
• Date d'édition: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0393970132
• ISBN 13: 9780393970135
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 432