TY - BOOK ID - 7967185 TI - The Cambridge companion to Theodore Dreiser AU - Cassuto, Leonard AU - Eby, Clare Virginia PY - 2004 SN - 0521894654 052181555X 1139001019 1139816802 PB - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Dreiser, Theodore, KW - Criticism and interpretation KW - Drajzer, Teodor, KW - Draĭzer, Teodor, KW - Dŭraijŏ, Siŏdŏ, KW - Драйзер, Теодор, KW - דרייזר, תיאודור, KW - דרײזער, טעאָדאָר KW - Dreiser, Theodore KW - English KW - American Literature KW - Languages & Literatures KW - DREISER (THEODORE), ROMANCIER AMERICAIN, 1871-1945 KW - CRITIQUE ET INTERPRETATION UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:7967185 AB - Theodore Dreiser is one of the most penetrating observers of the greatest period of social change the United States ever saw. Writing as America emerged as the world's wealthiest nation, Dreiser chronicled industrial and economic transformation and the birth of consumerism with an unmatched combination of detail, sympathy, and power. The specially commissioned essays collected in this volume are written by a leading team of scholars of American literature and culture. They establish 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. ER -