McTeague: A Story of San Francisco - Brossura

Norris, Frank

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ISBN 10: 0140187693 ISBN 13: 9780140187694

Casa editrice: Penguin Classics, 1994

Riassunto

An early example of American realism, McTeague was considered truly shocking when first published at the turn of the century. This searing portrait of the downfall of a slow-witted dentist and his avaricious wife embodies Frank Norris's powerful insights into conflicting forces of heredity and social conditioning. It is a novel of compelling narrative force, resounding with a sense of life as epic. As Kevin Starr points out in his introduction, McTeague continues to be regarded as a central statement of evolutionary awareness in late nineteenth-century America and as representative of the best work of a school of writers that included Stephen Crane and Theodore Dreiser.

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“One of the great works of the modern American imagination.”—Alfred Kazin

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Alfred Kazin (1915–1998) was one of the most distinguished literary critics of the twentieth century. His numerous books include the highly acclaimed On Native Ground: An Interpretation of Modern American Prose Literature.

Alfred Kazin (1915 1998) was one of the most distinguished literary critics of the twentieth century. His numerous books include the highly acclaimedOn Native Ground: An Interpretation of Modern American Prose Literature.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Penguin Classics
• Data di pubblicazione: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0140187693
• ISBN 13: 9780140187694
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 496