![]() This is not Henry James, Edith Wharton or Harriet Stowe. The characters tend to stammer ("Yeah- uh- uh- yeah, that's the word") reflecting the way we really talk. He is sparse and terse, giving the novel a life-like tone. Now I see that there would have been no Hemingway without Norris. It is always said that Hemingway was the one who taught us that descriptively, less is more. The third 'realism' is in the language, both that of the characters and the novelist. ![]() Through two murders, one rape fantasy and spousal abuse among other things, Norris simply tells it as it 'happens.' Unlike fellow realists like Dreiser and Lewis, Norris does not judge his characters- never commenting or moralizing, just reporting. The second 'realism' is Norris's refreshing 'fly on the wall' approach. And unlike today's 'realist' literature that tries to be shocking for shock value, Norris is nothing but sincere. From the feeble-witted McTeague (Norris never gives us his first name) to his avaricious wife Trina, we are introduced to a cast of characters who fuction the way people do. ![]() Norris in the vain of the French realists writes a novel exploring people with complete human imperfections. After finishing McTeague, it puzzles me how I made it to age 25, through high school and college American Lit courses without reading him! Maybe I'm bold but I enjoyed this book more than any Hawthorne, Steinbeck or Twain. I, like at least one other reviewer below, first heard of Frank Norris while rummanging the bookstore. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. ![]() It is also one of the first major works of literature set in California, and it provided the story for Erich von Stroheim's classic of the silent screen, Greed.Ībout the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Norris is often considered to be the "American Zola," and this passionate tale of greed, degeneration, and death is one of the most purely naturalistic American novels of the nineteenth century. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe., Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.ĭie Inhaltsangabe kann sich auf eine andere Ausgabe dieses Titels beziehen.Inspired by an actual crime that was sensationalized in the San Francisco papers, this novel tells the story of charlatan dentist McTeague and his wife Trina, and their spiralling descent into moral corruption. It is also one of the first major works of literature to set in California, and it provided the story for Erich von Stroheim's classic of the silent screen, Greed. Norris is often considered to be the 'American Zola', and this is one of the most purely naturalistic American novels of the nineteenth century., With its compelling portrayal of human nature at its most basic level, McTeague is a gripping and passionate tale of greed, degeneration and death. Inspired by an actual crime that was sensationalized in the San Francisco papers, it tells the story of charlatan dentist McTeague, his wife Trina, and their spiralling descent into moral corruption. McTeague (1899) chronicles the demise of a San Francisco couple at the end of the nineteenth century.
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