Theodore Dreiser (1871–1945)
Autor/a de Sister Carrie
Sobre l'autor
Theodore Dreiser was born in Terre Haute, Indiana, the twelfth of 13 children. His childhood was spent in poverty, or near poverty, and his family moved often. In spite of the constant relocations, Dreiser managed to attend school, and, with the financial aid of a sympathetic high school teacher, mostra'n més he was able to attend Indiana University. However, the need for income forced him to leave college after one year and take a job as a reporter in Chicago. Over the next 10 years, Dreiser held a variety of newspaper jobs in Pittsburgh, St. Louis, and finally New York. He published his first novel, Sister Carrie in 1900, but because the publisher's wife considered its language and subject matter too "strong", it was barely advertised and went almost unnoticed. Today it is regarded as one of Dreiser's best works. It is the story of Carrie, a young woman from the Midwest, who manages to rise to fame and fortune on the strength of her personality and ambition, through her acting talent, and via her relationships with various men. Much of the book's controversy came from the fact that it portrayed a young woman who engages in sexual relationships without suffering the poverty and social downfall that were supposed to be the "punishment" for such "sin." Dreiser's reputation has increased instrumentally over the years. His best book and first popular success, An American Tragedy (1925), is now considered a major American novel, and his other works are widely taught in college courses. Like Sister Carrie, An American Tragedy also tells the story of an ambitious young person from the Midwest. In this case, however, the novel's hero is a man who is brought to ruin because of a horrible action he commits - he murders a poor young woman whom he has gotten pregnant, but whom he wants to discard in favor of a wealthy young woman who represents luxury and social advancement. As Dreiser portrays him, the young man is a victim of an economic system that torments so many with their lack of privilege and power and temps them to unspeakable acts. Dreiser is also known for the Coperwood Trilogy - The Financier (1912), The Titan (1914), and the posthumously published The Store (1947). Collectively the three books paint the portrait of a brilliant and ruthless "financial buccaneer." Dreiser is associated with Naturalism, a writing style that also includes French novelist Emile Zola. Naturalism seeks to portray all the social forces that shape the lives of the characters, usually conveying a sense of the inevitable doom that these forces must eventually bring about. Despite this apparent pessimism, Dreiser had faith in socialism as a solution to what he saw as the economic injustices of American capitalism. His socialist views were reinforced by a trip to the newly socialist Soviet Union, and in fact, Dreiser is still widely read in that country. There, as here, he is seen as a powerful chronicler of the injustices and ambitions of his time. Dreiser officially joined the Communist Party shortly before his death in 1945. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra'n menys
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Sèrie
Obres de Theodore Dreiser
Sister Carrie: An Authoritative Text, Backgrounds and Sources, Criticism (A Norton Critical Edition) (1970) 959 exemplars
Theodore Dreiser Presents The Living Thoughts of Thoreau (1939) — Editor, algunes edicions — 38 exemplars
Harlan Miners Speak: Report on Terrorism in the Kentucky Coal Fields (1970) — Editor, algunes edicions — 12 exemplars
Dreiser-Mencken Letters: The Correspondence of Theodore Dreiser and H. L. Mencken 1907-1945 (1986) 8 exemplars
DREISER - MENCKEN LETTERS. The Correspondence of Theodore Dreiser & H. L. Mencken 1907 - 1945. Volume One. (2016) 7 exemplars
Delphi Collected Works of Theodore Dreiser (Illustrated) (Delphi Series Eight Book 25) (2017) 6 exemplars
Theodore Dreiser (A Laurel Reader) 4 exemplars
Racconti 3 exemplars
Letters of Theodore Dreiser: a selection 3 exemplars
Five Books by Theodore Dreiser: The Financier, Jennie Gerhardt, Sister Carrie, The Titan, Twelve Men (2009) 3 exemplars
Old Rogaum and His Theresa 3 exemplars
Valik novelle 3 exemplars
Life, Art and America. 3 exemplars
Carolina 2 exemplars
Tragedja amerykańska. Tom III: Kara. 2 exemplars
Das "Genie" : Roman Bd. 2 [...] 2 exemplars
Free 2 exemplars
Søster Carrie : roman / B.2 2 exemplars
Theodore Dreiser Journalism: Newspaper Writing, 1892-1895 (University of Pennsylvania Dreiser Edition) (1988) 2 exemplars
Søster Carrie : roman / B.1 2 exemplars
Classic American Short Stories, Volume 2 2 exemplars
HEY RUB-A-DUB-DUB : A Book of the Mystery and Wonder and Terror of Life (essays). (2003) 2 exemplars
short stories 1 exemplars
the stoic 1 exemplars
A SOLTEIRA 1 exemplars
Il cammino di una donna 1 exemplars
Tragedia amerykańska tom 1. Tęsknota 1 exemplars
Tragedia amerykańska tom 2. Zbrodnia 1 exemplars
Tytan 1 exemplars
Pieniądz i zdrada 1 exemplars
O TRAGEDIE AMERICANA VOL1 1 exemplars
The 100 Greatest Americans of the 20th Century 1 exemplars
TABLO TRAGJIKE 1 exemplars
Der Stoiker Roman 1 exemplars
Der Titan 1 exemplars
Hoosier holiday 1 exemplars
the bulward 1 exemplars
the financier 1 exemplars
Finančník 1 exemplars
Jennie gerhard 1 exemplars
the titan 1 exemplars
the genius 1 exemplars
Søster Carrie roman B. 1 1 exemplars
Phantom Gold Erzählungen 1 exemplars
Дженни Герхардт (Russian Edition) 1 exemplars
American tragedy 1 exemplars
Ambiciones que matan 1 exemplars
Mr. President: free the Scottsboro boys! 1 exemplars
Titán 1 exemplars
Smith's Magazine July 1913 1 exemplars
Will You Walk into My Parlor 1 exemplars
Zora 1 exemplars
The Second Choice 1 exemplars
Theodore Dreiser Anthology 1 exemplars
A Story of Stories 1 exemplars
Un fatale interludio. Racconto 1 exemplars
Married 1 exemplars
The Carnegie Works at Pittsburgh 1 exemplars
Theodore Dreiser. A new Dimension. 1 exemplars
50 Literary Masterworks: Volume #1 1 exemplars
Titans 1 exemplars
My Brother Paul, and W.L.S 1 exemplars
Libero 1 exemplars
Das Genie Erster Band 1 exemplars
A Book About Myself, Vol. 1: The Early Years 1 exemplars
Die Frau: Fünfzehn Lebensschicksale Zweiter Band 1 exemplars
Die Frau: Fünfzehn Lebensschicksale Erster Band 1 exemplars
American tragedy 1 exemplars
Obres associades
An American Album: One Hundred and Fifty Years of Harper's Magazine (2000) — Col·laborador — 131 exemplars
Writing New York: A Literary Anthology (Expanded 10th-Anniversary Edition) (2008) — Col·laborador — 93 exemplars
The Glorious American Essay: One Hundred Essays from Colonial Times to the Present (2020) — Col·laborador — 81 exemplars
Published and Perished: Memoria, Eulogies, and Remembrances of American Writers (2002) — Col·laborador — 37 exemplars
The Haves & Have Nots: 30 Stories About Money & Class In America (1999) — Col·laborador — 33 exemplars
Lapham's Quarterly - Lines of Work: Volume IV, Number 2, Spring 2011 (2011) — Col·laborador — 29 exemplars
Once Upon a Crime: Historical Mysteries From Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine (1994) — Col·laborador — 27 exemplars
The Tavern Lamps Are Burning: Literary Journeys through Six Regions and Four Centuries of New York State (1964) — Col·laborador — 19 exemplars
Democracy in Print: The best of the Progressive Magazine, 1909-2009 (2009) — Col·laborador — 14 exemplars
Jurgen and the Censor: Report of the Emergency Committee Organized to Protest Against the Suppression of James Branch… (1920) — Col·laborador — 10 exemplars
The Banned Books Compendium: 32 Classic Forbidden Books — Col·laborador — 9 exemplars
The Best Short Stories of 1916 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story (1916) — Col·laborador — 9 exemplars
The Best Short Stories of 1923 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story (1924) — Col·laborador — 9 exemplars
Oh Excellent Air Bag: Under the Influence of Nitrous Oxide, 1799-1920 (2016) — Col·laborador — 7 exemplars
Our lives : American labor stories — Col·laborador — 6 exemplars
Representative American Short Stories — Col·laborador — 5 exemplars
1935 Essay Annual — Col·laborador — 4 exemplars
The American Spectator : A Literary Newspaper, Vol. 1 No. 1 (November, 1932) — Editor — 3 exemplars
Modern Short Stories — Col·laborador — 3 exemplars
ESSENTIAL COLLECTION OF CLASSIC BANNED BOOKS: Adam Bede, Fanny Hill, Candide, The Hunchback Of Notre Dame, The… — Col·laborador — 2 exemplars
Marriage: Short Stories of Married Life — Col·laborador — 2 exemplars
The American Spectator : A Literary Newspaper, Vol. 1 No. 7 — Editor — 1 exemplars
The American Spectator : A Literary Newspaper, Vol. 1 No. 3 — Editor — 1 exemplars
The American Spectator : A Literary Newspaper, Vol. 1 No. 6 — Editor — 1 exemplars
The American Spectator : A Literary Newspaper, Vol. 1 No. 2 (December, 1932) — Editor — 1 exemplars
The American Spectator : A Literary Newspaper, Vol. 1 No. 4 — Editor — 1 exemplars
90 Masterpieces You Must Read (Vol.1): Novels, Poetry, Plays, Short Stories, Essays, Psychology & Philosophy (2020) — Col·laborador — 1 exemplars
The American Spectator : A Literary Newspaper, Vol. 1 No. 5 — Editor — 1 exemplars
Avon Modern Short Story Monthly No. 7 (14 Great stories by 14 Great Authors) (1943) — Col·laborador — 1 exemplars
Etiquetat
Coneixement comú
- Nom normalitzat
- Dreiser, Theodore
- Nom oficial
- Dreiser, Theodore Herman Albert
- Altres noms
- DREISER, Theodore Herman Albert
DREISER, Theodore - Data de naixement
- 1871-08-27
- Data de defunció
- 1945-12-28
- Lloc d'enterrament
- Forest Lawn Cemetery, Glendale, California, USA
- Gènere
- male
- Nacionalitat
- USA
- Lloc de naixement
- Terre Haute, Indiana, USA
- Lloc de defunció
- Hollywood, California, USA
- Llocs de residència
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
New York, New York, USA
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Mount Kisco, New York, USA - Educació
- Indiana University
self-educated - Professions
- novelist
short-story writer
poet
playwright
travel writer
essayist (mostra-les totes 10)
reporter
editor
columnist
biographer - Relacions
- Dreiser, Helen Patges (wife)
Dresser, Paul (brother)
Dreiser, Vera (niece) - Organitzacions
- Chicago Globe
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
St. Louis Republic
Harper's Monthly
New York Daily News
Ev'ry Month (mostra-les totes 10)
Delineator
American Spectator
Communist Party
National Committee for the Defense of Political Prisoners (chairman) - Premis i honors
- Award of Merit, American Academy of Arts and Letters
Chicago Literary Hall of Fame (2011)
Membres
Converses
Theodore Dreiser a George Macy devotees (juliol 2023)
1914: Dreiser - The Titan a Literary Centennials (novembre 2015)
Ressenyes
Llistes
Five star books (1)
Isle Royale (1)
My TBR (1)
Premis
Potser també t'agrada
Autors associats
Estadístiques
- Obres
- 151
- També de
- 57
- Membres
- 12,506
- Popularitat
- #1,877
- Valoració
- 3.8
- Ressenyes
- 183
- ISBN
- 815
- Llengües
- 21
- Preferit
- 35