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Perspectives on the Historio-sociological Novel : Frank Norris' The Octopus

As an historio-sociological novel The Octopus is important because it synthesizes several features of late nineteenth century America, especially naturalism and the political preponderance of the Southern Pacific railroad. An analysis of this novel provides a better understanding of its features and adds a dimension to the perspective of history.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc131108
Date05 1900
CreatorsO'Shea, Timothy Thomas
ContributorsOdom, E. Dale, Miller, Lee W.
PublisherNorth Texas State University
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Format99 leaves, Text
RightsPublic, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved., O'Shea, Timothy Thomas

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