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Sister Carrie

Author : Theodore Dreiser

Publisher : Modern Library

Page : 560 pages

File Size : 15,63 MB

Release : 2000-11-01

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0679641386

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Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of all time 'American writing, before and after Dreiser's time, differed almost as much as biology before and after Darwin,' said H. L. Mencken. Sister Carrie, Dreiser's great first novel, transformed the conventional 'fallen woman' story into a bold and truly innovative piece of fiction when it appeared in 1900. Naïve young Caroline Meeber, a small-town girl seduced by the lure of the modern city, becomes the mistress of a traveling salesman and then of a saloon manager, who elopes with her to New York. Both its subject matter and Dreiser's unsparing, nonjudgmental approach made Sister Carrie a controversial book in its time, and the work retains the power to shock readers today. 'Sister Carrie came to housebound and airless America like a great free Western wind, and to our stuffy domesticity gave us the first fresh air since Mark Twain and Whitman,' noted Sinclair Lewis. 'Dreiser enlarged, willy-nilly, by a kind of historical accident if you will, the range of American literature,' observed Robert Penn Warren. '[Sister Carrie] is a vivid and absorbing work of art.'



Study Guide to Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser

Author : Intelligent Education

Publisher : Influence Publishers

Page : 125 pages

File Size : 19,89 MB

Release : 2020-02-15

Category : Study Aids

ISBN : 1645424812

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A comprehensive study guide offering in-depth explanation, essay, and test prep for Theodore Dresier’s Sister Carrie, known by many to be the greatest of the American urban novels. As a novel of the turn of the 20th Century, Sister Carrie moved away from Victorian era values and towards naturalism, realism, and instincts of human thought and behavior. Moreover, this first novel introduces readers to a common theme Dresier addresses: the individual against universal forces. This Bright Notes Study Guide explores the context and history of Dresier’s classic work, helping students to thoroughly explore the reasons it has stood the literary test of time. Each Bright Notes Study Guide contains: - Introductions to the Author and the Work - Character Summaries - Plot Guides - Section and Chapter Overviews - Test Essay and Study Q&As The Bright Notes Study Guide series offers an in-depth tour of more than 275 classic works of literature, exploring characters, critical commentary, historical background, plots, and themes. This set of study guides encourages readers to dig deeper in their understanding by including essay questions and answers as well as topics for further research.



Jennie Gerhardt

Author : Theodore Dreiser

Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press

Page : 452 pages

File Size : 10,16 MB

Release : 2014-09-17

Category :

ISBN : 0812291530

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Regarded as one of Dreiser's best novels, Jennie Gerhardt is here recaptured as it was originally written, restoring it to its complete, unexpurgated form.



A Study Guide for Theodore Dreiser's "Sister Carrie"

Author : Gale, Cengage Learning

Publisher : Gale Cengage Learning

Page : 36 pages

File Size : 25,4 MB

Release : 2016-07-12

Category : Literary Criticism

ISBN : 1410358062

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A Study Guide for Theodore Dreiser's "Sister Carrie," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Novels for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Novels for Students for all of your research needs.



Twelve Men

Author : Theodore Dreiser

Publisher :

Page : 378 pages

File Size : 47,54 MB

Release : 1919

Category : Character sketches

ISBN :

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"In 1919, having recently accepted the publishing contract of a new publisher, Dreiser proposed to publish a "book of characters" that would collect twelve biographical sketches of individuals who were major influences on Dreiser, both as a man and as a writer. The resulting narratives combine the best attributes of the character sketch, the autobiography, and the short story into miniature masterpieces of prose. The men profiled in Twelve Men are a diverse and colorful group: from Dreiser's equally famous brother, the song-writer Paul Dreiser's ("My Brother Paul"), to the entirely obscure railroad foreman Michael Burke ("The Mighty Rourke"), on whose work crew Dreiser had labored in 1903. The twelve narratives are compelling portraits of the men portrayed, but they also reveal many insights into Dreiser's own life and work."--Goodreads website.



The Cambridge Companion to Theodore Dreiser

Author : Leonard Cassuto

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 268 pages

File Size : 13,5 MB

Release : 2004-02-12

Category : Literary Criticism

ISBN : 9780521894654

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Book Description

The specially commissioned essays collected in this volume establish new parameters for both scholarly and classroom discussion of Dreiser. This Companion provides fresh perspectives on the frequently read classics, Sister Carrie and An American Tragedy, as well as on topics of perennial interest, such as Dreiser's representation of the city and his prose style. The volume investigates topics such as his representation of masculinity and femininity, and his treatment of ethnicity. It is the most comprehensive introduction to Dreiser's work available.



An American Tragedy

Author : Theodore Dreiser

Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com

Page : 526 pages

File Size : 26,20 MB

Release : 1978

Category : New York (State)

ISBN : 1427081271

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Summer

Author : Edith Wharton

Publisher :

Page : 300 pages

File Size : 45,78 MB

Release : 1917

Category : Fiction

ISBN :

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One of the first novels to deal honestly with a woman's sexual awakening, "Summer" created a sensation upon its 1917 publication. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Ethan Frome" shattered the standards of conventional love stories with candor and realism. Nearly a century later, this tale remains fresh and relevant.



The Financier

Author : Theodore Dreiser

Publisher :

Page : 796 pages

File Size : 33,95 MB

Release : 1912

Category : Capitalists and financiers

ISBN :

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Set in 19th century Philadelphia and based on the life of flamboyant financier C.T. Yerkes, Dreiser's portrayal of the unscrupulous magnate Frank Cowperwood embodies the idea that behind every great fortune there is a crime. In Philly the protagonist is eventually imprisoned for embezzlement of public funds. He later leaves prison, departs for Chicago, makes another fortune, and becomes involved in still further shaddy practices. You don't read Dreiser for literary finesse, but his great intensity and keen journalistic eye give this portrait a powerful reality. The author wrote two subsequent novels based on the life of Yerkes: "The Titan" and "The Stoic." --Amazon.com.



Short Stories

Author : Theodore Dreiser

Publisher : Courier Corporation

Page : 113 pages

File Size : 31,54 MB

Release : 2012-07-12

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0486158071

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Five powerful stories: "Free," the story of a man trying, as his wife lies dying, to understand why he never found happiness in marriage plus "The Second Choice," "Married," "Nigger Jeff," and "The Lost Phœbe."