Cambridge Companion to Theodore Dreiser

Name: Cambridge Companion to Theodore Dreiser
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ISBN: 9780521894654

ISBN-10: 0521894654

ISBN-13: 9780521894654

Edition: 2003

Authors: Leonard Cassuto, Clare Virginia Eby

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Description:

This Companion provides fresh perspectives on the frequently read Dreiser classics, Sister Carrie and An American Tragedy, as well as on topics of perennial interest, which include Dreiser's representation of the city and his prose style. The volume investigates his representation of masculinity and femininity, and his treatment of ethnicity, among other topics.

Book details

List price: $34.99
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 2/12/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 260
Size: 6.00" wide x 10.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.902
Language: English

Leonard Cassuto is Professor of English at Fordham University.



Introduction


Chronology



Background and Contexts



Dreiser and the profession of authorship




Dreiser and the uses of biography




Dreiser's style




Dreiser and the history of American longing




Dreiser and his Culture



The matter of Dreiser's modernity




Dreiser, class, and the home




Dreiser and the ideology of upward mobility




Dreiser, art, and the museum




Dreiser and women Clare




Sister Carrie, race, and the World's Columbian Exposition




Dreiser's sociological vision




Dreiser and crime