The South Central Bulletin · 1978 · 57 citations · 0 references
HumanitiesHistoryLiteratureAmerican LiteratureHistoriographyNineteenth-century American LiteratureLiterary Realism On ScreenProductive Life
Frank Norris (1870-1902) had a short but productive life; the publication of McTeague in 1899, thrust him into the forefront of emerging American literary realism. The story chronicles the declining fortunes of a slow-witted young San Francisco dentist and his avaricious wife.