The Gospel of Wealth in the American Novel (Routledge Revivals) the Rhetoric of Dreiser and Some of His Contemporaries

ISBN-13: 9781138799325 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 242 str.

Arun Mukherjee;¬Abar;¬Abar

Opis

Business and the businessman have had a fundamental place in American society since the inception of the nation. This tenet, the 'gospel of wealth', is a central concern in the novels of Theodore Dreiser and his contemporaries. First published in 1987, this study sets this group of writers in their historical context and shows how they elaborated the idea of wealth as an object of quasi-religious quest.

Spis treści

Preface;  1. Introduction  2. Knights and Pilgrims: Businessman’s Self-Images  3. The Business Culture: Dresier’s Exploration of a Myth  4. The Cowperwood Trilogy and The Heroic Myth  5. Dresier’s "Half-Equipped Knights" in Sister Carrie, The "Genius" and An American Tragedy  6. Dresier’s Contemporaries: Some Other Voices  7. Conclusion;  Index

O autorze

Arun Mukherjee