McTeague - Frank Norris

Paul Carmignani (1, 2)

1 VECT-Mare Nostrum - VECT-Mare Nostrum
2 CRESEM - Centre de Recherche sur les Sociétés et Environnements en Méditerranées

An introduction to McTeague (a novel by Frank Norris published in 1899) focussing on the notions of realism, naturalism, and romance; McTeague belongs to the category of the "romance-novel" as defined by critic R. Chase. The symbolical and allegorical dimensions of the novel are also explored and this introduction ends on a few guidelines for a study of the main characters.

Mots clés: realism; naturalism; romance; truth; accuracy; social Darwinism; images and symbols; the novel and romane-novel

Domaines: Littératures

Paul Carmignani. McTeague - Frank Norris: An Introduction to the novel. Master. McTeague by Frank Norris, Université de Perpigna-Via Domitia, France. 1985, pp.9. ⟨hal-02961154⟩