Theodore Dreiser (1871–1945)
Autor(a) de Sister Carrie
About the Author
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 mais 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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Séries
Obras por Theodore Dreiser
Sister Carrie: An Authoritative Text, Backgrounds and Sources, Criticism (A Norton Critical Edition) (1970) 963 exemplares
Theodore Dreiser Presents The Living Thoughts of Thoreau (1939) — Editor, algumas edições — 38 exemplares
Harlan Miners Speak: Report on Terrorism in the Kentucky Coal Fields (1970) — Editor, algumas edições — 12 exemplares
Dreiser-Mencken Letters: The Correspondence of Theodore Dreiser and H. L. Mencken 1907-1945 (1986) 9 exemplares
DREISER - MENCKEN LETTERS. The Correspondence of Theodore Dreiser & H. L. Mencken 1907 - 1945. Volume One. (2016) 7 exemplares
Delphi Collected Works of Theodore Dreiser (Illustrated) (Delphi Series Eight Book 25) (2017) 6 exemplares
Theodore Dreiser (A Laurel Reader) 4 exemplares
Life, Art and America. 3 exemplares
Racconti 3 exemplares
Five Books by Theodore Dreiser: The Financier, Jennie Gerhardt, Sister Carrie, The Titan, Twelve Men (2009) 3 exemplares
Letters of Theodore Dreiser: a selection 3 exemplares
Valik novelle 3 exemplares
THEODORE DREISER: AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY By Dreiser, Theodore (Author) Hardcover on 10-Mar-2003 (2003) 3 exemplares
Old Rogaum and His Theresa 3 exemplares
Theodore Dreiser Journalism: Newspaper Writing, 1892-1895 (University of Pennsylvania Dreiser Edition) (1988) 2 exemplares
Free 2 exemplares
Das "Genie" : Roman Bd. 2 [...] 2 exemplares
Carolina 2 exemplares
Tragedja amerykańska. Tom III: Kara. 2 exemplares
Søster Carrie : roman / B.2 2 exemplares
Søster Carrie : roman / B.1 2 exemplares
HEY RUB-A-DUB-DUB : A Book of the Mystery and Wonder and Terror of Life (essays). (2003) 2 exemplares
Classic American Short Stories, Volume 2 2 exemplares
Søster Carrie roman B. 1 1 exemplar
Titán 1 exemplar
Finančník 1 exemplar
Der Titan 1 exemplar
Pieniądz i zdrada 1 exemplar
Der Stoiker Roman 1 exemplar
Tytan 1 exemplar
Tragedia amerykańska tom 2. Zbrodnia 1 exemplar
Tragedia amerykańska tom 1. Tęsknota 1 exemplar
Il cammino di una donna 1 exemplar
A SOLTEIRA 1 exemplar
A Book About Myself, Vol. 1: The Early Years 1 exemplar
Phantom Gold Erzählungen 1 exemplar
Un fatale interludio. Racconto 1 exemplar
American tragedy 1 exemplar
the financier 1 exemplar
Hoosier holiday 1 exemplar
the stoic 1 exemplar
the bulward 1 exemplar
Jennie gerhard 1 exemplar
the genius 1 exemplar
short stories 1 exemplar
the titan 1 exemplar
O TRAGEDIE AMERICANA VOL1 1 exemplar
TABLO TRAGJIKE 1 exemplar
Дженни Герхардт (Russian Edition) 1 exemplar
Mr. President: free the Scottsboro boys! 1 exemplar
50 Literary Masterworks: Volume #1 1 exemplar
Ambiciones que matan 1 exemplar
The Carnegie Works at Pittsburgh 1 exemplar
Das Genie Erster Band 1 exemplar
Married 1 exemplar
Zora 1 exemplar
Theodore Dreiser Anthology 1 exemplar
Smith's Magazine July 1913 1 exemplar
Theodore Dreiser. A new Dimension. 1 exemplar
Titans 1 exemplar
My Brother Paul, and W.L.S 1 exemplar
Libero 1 exemplar
Will You Walk into My Parlor 1 exemplar
The Second Choice 1 exemplar
A Story of Stories 1 exemplar
American tragedy 1 exemplar
Associated Works
An American Album: One Hundred and Fifty Years of Harper's Magazine (2000) — Contribuidor — 131 exemplares
Writing New York: A Literary Anthology (Expanded 10th-Anniversary Edition) (2008) — Contribuidor — 93 exemplares
The Glorious American Essay: One Hundred Essays from Colonial Times to the Present (2020) — Contribuidor — 83 exemplares
Published and Perished: Memoria, Eulogies, and Remembrances of American Writers (2002) — Contribuidor — 37 exemplares
The Haves & Have Nots: 30 Stories About Money & Class In America (1999) — Contribuidor — 33 exemplares
Lapham's Quarterly - Lines of Work: Volume IV, Number 2, Spring 2011 (2011) — Contribuidor — 29 exemplares
Once Upon a Crime: Historical Mysteries From Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine (1994) — Contribuidor — 27 exemplares
The Tavern Lamps Are Burning: Literary Journeys through Six Regions and Four Centuries of New York State (1964) — Contribuidor — 19 exemplares
Democracy in Print: The best of the Progressive Magazine, 1909-2009 (2009) — Contribuidor — 14 exemplares
Jurgen and the Censor: Report of the Emergency Committee Organized to Protest Against the Suppression of James Branch… (1920) — Contribuidor — 10 exemplares
The Banned Books Compendium: 32 Classic Forbidden Books — Contribuidor — 9 exemplares
The Best Short Stories of 1916 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story (1916) — Contribuidor — 9 exemplares
The Best Short Stories of 1923 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story (1924) — Contribuidor — 9 exemplares
Oh Excellent Air Bag: Under the Influence of Nitrous Oxide, 1799-1920 (2016) — Contribuidor — 7 exemplares
Our lives : American labor stories — Contribuidor — 6 exemplares
Representative American Short Stories — Contribuidor — 5 exemplares
1935 Essay Annual — Contribuidor — 4 exemplares
The American Spectator : A Literary Newspaper, Vol. 1 No. 1 (November, 1932) — Editor — 3 exemplares
Modern Short Stories — Contribuidor — 3 exemplares
ESSENTIAL COLLECTION OF CLASSIC BANNED BOOKS: Adam Bede, Fanny Hill, Candide, The Hunchback Of Notre Dame, The… — Contribuidor — 2 exemplares
The American Spectator : A Literary Newspaper, Vol. 1 No. 7 — Editor — 1 exemplar
The American Spectator : A Literary Newspaper, Vol. 1 No. 3 — Editor — 1 exemplar
The American Spectator : A Literary Newspaper, Vol. 1 No. 6 — Editor — 1 exemplar
The American Spectator : A Literary Newspaper, Vol. 1 No. 2 (December, 1932) — Editor — 1 exemplar
The American Spectator : A Literary Newspaper, Vol. 1 No. 4 — Editor — 1 exemplar
90 Masterpieces You Must Read (Vol.1): Novels, Poetry, Plays, Short Stories, Essays, Psychology & Philosophy (2020) — Contribuidor — 1 exemplar
The American Spectator : A Literary Newspaper, Vol. 1 No. 5 — Editor — 1 exemplar
Avon Modern Short Story Monthly No. 7 (14 Great stories by 14 Great Authors) (1943) — Contribuidor — 1 exemplar
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome canónico
- Dreiser, Theodore
- Nome legal
- Dreiser, Theodore Herman Albert
- Outros nomes
- DREISER, Theodore Herman Albert
DREISER, Theodore - Data de nascimento
- 1871-08-27
- Data de falecimento
- 1945-12-28
- Localização do túmulo
- Forest Lawn Cemetery, Glendale, California, USA
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Local de nascimento
- Terre Haute, Indiana, USA
- Local de falecimento
- Hollywood, California, USA
- Locais de residência
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
New York, New York, USA
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Mount Kisco, New York, USA - Educação
- Indiana University
self-educated - Ocupações
- novelist
short-story writer
poet
playwright
travel writer
essayist (mostrar todos 10)
reporter
editor
columnist
biographer - Relações
- Dreiser, Helen Patges (wife)
Dresser, Paul (brother)
Dreiser, Vera (niece) - Organizações
- Chicago Globe
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
St. Louis Republic
Harper's Monthly
New York Daily News
Ev'ry Month (mostrar todos 10)
Delineator
American Spectator
Communist Party
National Committee for the Defense of Political Prisoners (chairman) - Prémios e menções honrosas
- Award of Merit, American Academy of Arts and Letters
Chicago Literary Hall of Fame (2011)
Membros
Discussions
Theodore Dreiser em George Macy devotees (Julho 2023)
1914: Dreiser - The Titan em Literary Centennials (Novembro 2015)
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 153
- Also by
- 57
- Membros
- 12,566
- Popularidade
- #1,862
- Avaliação
- 3.8
- Críticas
- 183
- ISBN
- 815
- Línguas
- 21
- Marcado como favorito
- 35