Theodore Dreiser (1871–1945)
Autor de Sister Carrie
Sobre El 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, mostrar más 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) mostrar menos
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Series
Obras de Theodore Dreiser
Sister Carrie: An Authoritative Text, Backgrounds and Sources, Criticism (A Norton Critical Edition) (1970) 963 copias
Harlan Miners Speak: Report on Terrorism in the Kentucky Coal Fields (1970) — Editor, algunas ediciones — 12 copias
Dreiser-Mencken Letters: The Correspondence of Theodore Dreiser and H. L. Mencken 1907-1945 (1986) 9 copias
DREISER - MENCKEN LETTERS. The Correspondence of Theodore Dreiser & H. L. Mencken 1907 - 1945. Volume One. (2016) 7 copias
Delphi Collected Works of Theodore Dreiser (Illustrated) (Delphi Series Eight Book 25) (2017) 6 copias
Theodore Dreiser (A Laurel Reader) 4 copias
Life, Art and America. 3 copias
Racconti 3 copias
Five Books by Theodore Dreiser: The Financier, Jennie Gerhardt, Sister Carrie, The Titan, Twelve Men (2009) 3 copias
Valik novelle 3 copias
THEODORE DREISER: AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY By Dreiser, Theodore (Author) Hardcover on 10-Mar-2003 (2003) 3 copias
Old Rogaum and His Theresa 3 copias
Theodore Dreiser Journalism: Newspaper Writing, 1892-1895 (University of Pennsylvania Dreiser Edition) (1988) 2 copias
Free 2 copias
Das "Genie" : Roman Bd. 2 [...] 2 copias
Carolina 2 copias
Søster Carrie : roman / B.2 2 copias
Søster Carrie : roman / B.1 2 copias
Søster Carrie roman B. 1 1 copia
Titán 1 copia
Finančník 1 copia
Der Titan 1 copia
Pieniądz i zdrada 1 copia
Der Stoiker Roman 1 copia
Tytan 1 copia
Il cammino di una donna 1 copia
A SOLTEIRA 1 copia
Phantom Gold Erzählungen 1 copia
Un fatale interludio. Racconto 1 copia
American tragedy 1 copia
the financier 1 copia
Hoosier holiday 1 copia
the stoic 1 copia
the bulward 1 copia
Jennie gerhard 1 copia
the genius 1 copia
short stories 1 copia
the titan 1 copia
O TRAGEDIE AMERICANA VOL1 1 copia
TABLO TRAGJIKE 1 copia
Ambiciones que matan 1 copia
The Carnegie Works at Pittsburgh 1 copia
Das Genie Erster Band 1 copia
Married 1 copia
Zora 1 copia
Theodore Dreiser Anthology 1 copia
Smith's Magazine July 1913 1 copia
Titans 1 copia
My Brother Paul, and W.L.S 1 copia
Libero 1 copia
Will You Walk into My Parlor 1 copia
The Second Choice 1 copia
A Story of Stories 1 copia
American tragedy 1 copia
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Published and Perished: Memoria, Eulogies, and Remembrances of American Writers (2002) — Contribuidor — 37 copias
Lapham's Quarterly - Lines of Work: Volume IV, Number 2, Spring 2011 (2011) — Contribuidor — 29 copias
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The Tavern Lamps Are Burning: Literary Journeys through Six Regions and Four Centuries of New York State (1964) — Contribuidor — 19 copias
Democracy in Print: The best of the Progressive Magazine, 1909-2009 (2009) — Contribuidor — 14 copias
The Best Short Stories of 1916 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story (1916) — Contribuidor — 10 copias
Jurgen and the Censor: Report of the Emergency Committee Organized to Protest Against the Suppression of James Branch… (1920) — Contribuidor — 10 copias
The Banned Books Compendium: 32 Classic Forbidden Books — Contribuidor — 9 copias
The Best Short Stories of 1923 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story (1924) — Contribuidor — 9 copias
Oh Excellent Air Bag: Under the Influence of Nitrous Oxide, 1799-1920 (2016) — Contribuidor — 7 copias
Our lives : American labor stories — Contribuidor — 6 copias
Representative American Short Stories — Contribuidor — 5 copias
1935 Essay Annual — Contribuidor — 4 copias
The American Spectator : A Literary Newspaper, Vol. 1 No. 1 (November, 1932) — Editor — 3 copias
Modern Short Stories — Contribuidor — 3 copias
ESSENTIAL COLLECTION OF CLASSIC BANNED BOOKS: Adam Bede, Fanny Hill, Candide, The Hunchback Of Notre Dame, The… — Contribuidor — 2 copias
The American Spectator : A Literary Newspaper, Vol. 1 No. 6 — Editor — 1 copia
The American Spectator : A Literary Newspaper, Vol. 1 No. 5 — Editor — 1 copia
The American Spectator : A Literary Newspaper, Vol. 1 No. 4 — Editor — 1 copia
The American Spectator : A Literary Newspaper, Vol. 1 No. 2 (December, 1932) — Editor — 1 copia
Avon Modern Short Story Monthly No. 7 (14 Great stories by 14 Great Authors) (1943) — Contribuidor — 1 copia
90 Masterpieces You Must Read (Vol.1): Novels, Poetry, Plays, Short Stories, Essays, Psychology & Philosophy (2020) — Contribuidor — 1 copia
The American Spectator : A Literary Newspaper, Vol. 1 No. 3 — Editor — 1 copia
The American Spectator : A Literary Newspaper, Vol. 1 No. 7 — Editor — 1 copia
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- Dreiser, Theodore
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- Dreiser, Theodore Herman Albert
- Otros nombres
- DREISER, Theodore Herman Albert
DREISER, Theodore - Fecha de nacimiento
- 1871-08-27
- Fecha de fallecimiento
- 1945-12-28
- Lugar de sepultura
- Forest Lawn Cemetery, Glendale, California, USA
- Género
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- Nacionalidad
- USA
- Lugar de nacimiento
- Terre Haute, Indiana, USA
- Lugar de fallecimiento
- Hollywood, California, USA
- Lugares de residencia
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
New York, New York, USA
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Mount Kisco, New York, USA - Educación
- Indiana University
self-educated - Ocupaciones
- novelist
short-story writer
poet
playwright
travel writer
essayist (mostrar todos 10)
reporter
editor
columnist
biographer - Relaciones
- Dreiser, Helen Patges (wife)
Dresser, Paul (brother)
Dreiser, Vera (niece) - Organizaciones
- Chicago Globe
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
St. Louis Republic
Harper's Monthly
New York Daily News
Ev'ry Month (mostrar todos 10)
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American Spectator
Communist Party
National Committee for the Defense of Political Prisoners (chairman) - Premios y honores
- Award of Merit, American Academy of Arts and Letters
Chicago Literary Hall of Fame (2011)
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1914: Dreiser - The Titan en Literary Centennials (noviembre 2015)
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