Theodore Dreiser (1871–1945)
Autore di Nostra sorella Carrie
Sull'Autore
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, mostra altro 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) mostra meno
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Opere di Theodore Dreiser
Theodore Dreiser Presents The Living Thoughts of Thoreau (1939) — A cura di, alcune edizioni — 38 copie
Harlan Miners Speak: Report on Terrorism in the Kentucky Coal Fields (1970) — A cura di, alcune edizioni — 11 copie
Dreiser-Mencken Letters: The Correspondence of Theodore Dreiser and H. L. Mencken 1907-1945 (1986) 8 copie
DREISER - MENCKEN LETTERS. The Correspondence of Theodore Dreiser & H. L. Mencken 1907 - 1945. Volume One. (2016) 7 copie
Delphi Collected Works of Theodore Dreiser (Illustrated) (Delphi Series Eight Book 25) (2017) 5 copie
Valik novelle 3 copie
Five Books by Theodore Dreiser: The Financier, Jennie Gerhardt, Sister Carrie, The Titan, Twelve Men (2009) 3 copie
Racconti 3 copie
Life, Art and America. 3 copie
Old Rogaum and His Theresa 3 copie
Free 2 copie
Søster Carrie : roman / B.2 2 copie
Søster Carrie : roman / B.1 2 copie
Carolina 2 copie
Theodore Dreiser Journalism: Newspaper Writing, 1892-1895 (University of Pennsylvania Dreiser Edition) (1988) 2 copie
Das "Genie" : Roman Bd. 2 [...] 2 copie
Smith's Magazine July 1913 1 copia
Ambiciones que matan 1 copia
Der Titan 1 copia
TABLO TRAGJIKE 1 copia
Søster Carrie roman B. 1 1 copia
Titán 1 copia
Finančník 1 copia
Der Stoiker Roman 1 copia
A SOLTEIRA 1 copia
My Brother Paul, and W.L.S 1 copia
Pieniądz i zdrada 1 copia
Tytan 1 copia
Il cammino di una donna 1 copia
Titans 1 copia
The Second Choice 1 copia
A Story of Stories 1 copia
Will You Walk into My Parlor 1 copia
Married 1 copia
Libero 1 copia
Un fatale interludio. Racconto 1 copia
Theodore Dreiser Anthology 1 copia
Zora 1 copia
The Carnegie Works at Pittsburgh 1 copia
Das Genie Erster Band 1 copia
O TRAGEDIE AMERICANA VOL1 1 copia
Opere correlate
An American Album: One Hundred and Fifty Years of Harper's Magazine (2000) — Collaboratore — 129 copie
Writing New York: A Literary Anthology (Expanded 10th-Anniversary Edition) (2008) — Collaboratore — 92 copie
The Glorious American Essay: One Hundred Essays from Colonial Times to the Present (2020) — Collaboratore — 79 copie
Published and Perished: Memoria, Eulogies, and Remembrances of American Writers (2002) — Collaboratore — 36 copie
Lapham's Quarterly - Lines of Work: Volume IV, Number 2, Spring 2011 (2011) — Collaboratore — 29 copie
Once Upon a Crime: Historical Mysteries From Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine (1994) — Collaboratore — 27 copie
The Tavern Lamps Are Burning: Literary Journeys through Six Regions and Four Centuries of New York State (1964) — Collaboratore — 18 copie
Democracy in Print: The best of the Progressive Magazine, 1909-2009 (2009) — Collaboratore — 13 copie
Jurgen and the Censor: Report of the Emergency Committee Organized to Protest Against the Suppression of James Branch… (1920) — Collaboratore — 10 copie
The Banned Books Compendium: 32 Classic Forbidden Books — Collaboratore — 9 copie
The Best Short Stories of 1923 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story (1924) — Collaboratore — 9 copie
The Best Short Stories of 1916 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story (1916) — Collaboratore — 8 copie
Oh Excellent Air Bag: Under the Influence of Nitrous Oxide, 1799-1920 (2016) — Collaboratore — 7 copie
Our lives : American labor stories — Collaboratore — 6 copie
Representative American Short Stories — Collaboratore — 5 copie
1935 Essay Annual — Collaboratore — 4 copie
The American Spectator : A Literary Newspaper, Vol. 1 No. 1 (November, 1932) — A cura di — 3 copie
ESSENTIAL COLLECTION OF CLASSIC BANNED BOOKS: Adam Bede, Fanny Hill, Candide, The Hunchback Of Notre Dame, The… — Collaboratore — 2 copie
Modern Short Stories — Collaboratore — 2 copie
Marriage: Short Stories of Married Life — Collaboratore — 2 copie
The American Spectator : A Literary Newspaper, Vol. 1 No. 7 — A cura di — 1 copia
The American Spectator : A Literary Newspaper, Vol. 1 No. 3 — A cura di — 1 copia
The American Spectator : A Literary Newspaper, Vol. 1 No. 6 — A cura di — 1 copia
The American Spectator : A Literary Newspaper, Vol. 1 No. 2 (December, 1932) — A cura di — 1 copia
The American Spectator : A Literary Newspaper, Vol. 1 No. 4 — A cura di — 1 copia
90 Masterpieces You Must Read (Vol.1): Novels, Poetry, Plays, Short Stories, Essays, Psychology & Philosophy (2020) — Collaboratore — 1 copia
The American Spectator : A Literary Newspaper, Vol. 1 No. 5 — A cura di — 1 copia
Avon Modern Short Story Monthly No. 7 (14 Great stories by 14 Great Authors} — Collaboratore — 1 copia
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Nome canonico
- Dreiser, Theodore
- Nome legale
- Dreiser, Theodore Herman Albert
- Altri nomi
- DREISER, Theodore Herman Albert
DREISER, Theodore - Data di nascita
- 1871-08-27
- Data di morte
- 1945-12-28
- Luogo di sepoltura
- Forest Lawn Cemetery, Glendale, California, USA
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Terre Haute, Indiana, USA
- Luogo di morte
- Hollywood, California, USA
- Luogo di residenza
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
New York, New York, USA
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Mount Kisco, New York, USA - Istruzione
- Indiana University
self-educated - Attività lavorative
- novelist
short-story writer
poet
playwright
travel writer
essayist (mostra tutto 10)
reporter
editor
columnist
biographer - Relazioni
- Dreiser, Helen Patges (wife)
Dresser, Paul (brother)
Dreiser, Vera (niece) - Organizzazioni
- Chicago Globe
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
St. Louis Republic
Harper's Monthly
New York Daily News
Ev'ry Month (mostra tutto 10)
Delineator
American Spectator
Communist Party
National Committee for the Defense of Political Prisoners (chairman) - Premi e riconoscimenti
- Award of Merit, American Academy of Arts and Letters
Chicago Literary Hall of Fame (2011)
Utenti
Discussioni
Theodore Dreiser in George Macy devotees (Luglio 3)
1914: Dreiser - The Titan in Literary Centennials (Novembre 2015)
Recensioni
Sister Carrie (Norton Critical Editions) di Theodore Dreiser
Well, I liked it. Sad, and Carrie was a bit cold, but it was a fun read. The movie with Laurence Olivier was really sad!!
I read this because the review said it was about a young girl who leaves home to go to Chicago to earn keep. This reminded by my aunt Sarah Alspaugh's story. I also referred it to cousin Heather Popovich. I read the whole book, but it did not give me much insight into my aunt's life. Carrie moved into a life of affluence. My aunt did not (she was a telephone operator, I believe).
This is the second place most depressing book I have ever read. It loses out to the first place book because that one could easily drive someone to suicide. This one just gives you a really terrible round of guilt trips.
It is the story of Carrie, who is a younger sister - not a nun - and goes into the city of Chicago for the first time. Following is her journey to, well... what she thinks she wants, due to social constructions and peer pressure and ridiculous societal expectations.
Firstly: the prose was well-written. The dialogue between characters, descriptions, and philosophical musings were interesting. I often felt like I was reading situations from different philosophical perspectives (e.g., this is why this side disapproves, and this is why this side approves), which was a nice, mostly unbiased way to look at things.
The characters were specific, but vague. That's the best I can come up with. I didn't like any of them, but I blame that partially on the fact that they are human, and partially on the fact that I was so bored the whole book that I lose any interest in them I might have had.
Because that's what this book is. Boring. I just finished "The Country of the Pointed Firs" - I know boring by now. Amazingly enough, a book where a relatively great deal happens, like "Sister Carrie" can be as equally boring as "The Country of the Pointed Firs".
This is how the book reads: "So all this happened, and it was kind of bad, kind of okay. And then it all happened again."
"But wait, we're not done yet."
The book could have ended so many times that I was shocked when I saw my Kindle indicating that I wasn't yet halfway through the thing. The novel is almost a response to readers clamoring for more after "THE END" comes up at the end of a story: "Look, here's what happened to them! See? You happy? No? Good!" You weren't bored enough yet? Well, prepare to discover just HOW bored a human being can get!
It's a good study of life in New York and Chicago in the late 19th century, but if you're just looking for an interesting read and don't really hate yourself, go somewhere else.… (altro)
It is the story of Carrie, who is a younger sister - not a nun - and goes into the city of Chicago for the first time. Following is her journey to, well... what she thinks she wants, due to social constructions and peer pressure and ridiculous societal expectations.
Firstly: the prose was well-written. The dialogue between characters, descriptions, and philosophical musings were interesting. I often felt like I was reading situations from different philosophical perspectives (e.g., this is why this side disapproves, and this is why this side approves), which was a nice, mostly unbiased way to look at things.
The characters were specific, but vague. That's the best I can come up with. I didn't like any of them, but I blame that partially on the fact that they are human, and partially on the fact that I was so bored the whole book that I lose any interest in them I might have had.
Because that's what this book is. Boring. I just finished "The Country of the Pointed Firs" - I know boring by now. Amazingly enough, a book where a relatively great deal happens, like "Sister Carrie" can be as equally boring as "The Country of the Pointed Firs".
This is how the book reads: "So all this happened, and it was kind of bad, kind of okay. And then it all happened again."
"But wait, we're not done yet."
The book could have ended so many times that I was shocked when I saw my Kindle indicating that I wasn't yet halfway through the thing. The novel is almost a response to readers clamoring for more after "THE END" comes up at the end of a story: "Look, here's what happened to them! See? You happy? No? Good!" You weren't bored enough yet? Well, prepare to discover just HOW bored a human being can get!
It's a good study of life in New York and Chicago in the late 19th century, but if you're just looking for an interesting read and don't really hate yourself, go somewhere else.… (altro)
Sister Carrie presents a collection of complex imperfect characters coping with moral dilemmas within the enticements and brutality of urban life, each suffering or gleaning the results of their decisions.
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- Opere correlate
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- Utenti
- 12,281
- Popolarità
- #1,905
- Voto
- 3.8
- Recensioni
- 180
- ISBN
- 807
- Lingue
- 21
- Preferito da
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- A proposito di
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- Citazioni
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