The last titan : a life of Theodore Dreiser / Jerome Loving.
When Theodore Dreiser first published Sister Carrie in 1900 it was suppressed for its seamy plot, colloquial language, and immorality - for, as one reviewer put it, its depiction of "the godless side of American life." It was a side of life experienced firsthand by Dreiser; whose own circu...
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| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | When Theodore Dreiser first published Sister Carrie in 1900 it was suppressed for its seamy plot, colloquial language, and immorality - for, as one reviewer put it, its depiction of "the godless side of American life." It was a side of life experienced firsthand by Dreiser; whose own circumstances often paralleled those of his characters in the turbulent, turn-of-the-century era of immigrants, black lynchings, ruthless industrialists, violent labor movements, and the New Woman. This masterful critical biography, the first on Dreiser in more than half a century, is the only study to fully weave. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 480 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520929111 052092911X 1417585005 9781417585007 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |