The Cambridge Companion to Theodore Dreiser

ISBN-13: 9780521815550 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 258 str.

Clare Eby; Leonard Cassuto

Opis

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.

Recenzje

'… excellent and accessible book.' American Studies Today

Spis treści

Introduction; Chronology; Part I. Background and Contexts: 1. Dreiser and the profession of authorship James L. W. West III; 2. Dreiser and the uses of biography Thomas P. Riggio; 3. Dreiser's style Paul Giles; 4. Dreiser and the history of American longing Jackson Lears; Part II. Dreiser and his Culture: 5. The matter of Dreiser's modernity Bill Brown; 6. Dreiser, class, and the home Catherine Jurca; 7. Dreiser and the ideology of upward mobility Bruce Robbins; 8. Dreiser, art, and the museum Miles Orvell; 9. Dreiser and women Clare Virginia Eby; 10. Sister Carrie, race, and the World's Columbian Exposition Christopher Gair; 11. Dreiser's sociological vision Priscilla Wald; 12. Dreiser and crime Leonard Cassuto.