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Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser (/ ˈ d r aɪ s ər,-z ər /; [1] August 27, 1871 – December 28, 1945) was an American novelist and journalist of the naturalist school. His novels often featured main characters who succeeded at their objectives despite a lack of a firm moral code, and literary situations that more closely resemble studies of nature than tales of choice and agency. [2]
Pages in category "Films based on works by Theodore Dreiser" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
"The only figure of literary repute who ever rated The "Genius" as first among the novels of Theodore Dreiser was Theodore Dreiser," literary historian Larzer Ziff observed. [3] His fifth published novel, The "Genius" was actually the third novel Dreiser began work on and, as his most autobiographical work, remained the novel closest to his ...
Six essays and one play had already been published in newspapers prior to this collection. [1]Keith Newlin has argued that Hey Rub-a-Dub-Dub follows in the wake of Dreiser's attempts at philosophy, which he had started in his 1916 book called Plays of the Natural and Supernatural and ended with Notes on Life, published posthumously in 1974.
"The Prince Who Was a Thief" (1945), Theodore Dreiser: The Prince Who Was a Thief (1951) "The Princess and the Plumber" (1929), Alice Duer Miller: The Princess and the Plumber (1930) "The Princess of Montpensier" (1662), Madame de La Fayette: The Princess of Montpensier (2011) "Private Pettigrew's Girl" (1918), Dana Burnet Pettigrew's Girl (1919)
The Trilogy of Desire is a series of three novels by Theodore Dreiser: The Financier (1912) The Titan (1914) The Stoic (1947) The protagonist of the trilogy, Frank Algernon Cowperwood, was modeled after financier Charles Yerkes. The novels narrate his rise and fall through an unscrupulous, self-centered quest for power and wealth.
Anderson Cooper found himself in fits of laughter during Sunday night's CNN New Year's Eve special, all thanks to John Mayer's playful antics at a cat-filled establishment in Tokyo.Cooper ...
Dreiser's manuscript of The Titan was rejected by Harper & Brothers, publisher of The Financier, due to its uncompromising realism; John Lane published the book in 1914. [3] The Titan is the second part of Dreiser's Trilogy of Desire , a saga of ruthless businessman Frank Cowperwood (modeled after real-life streetcar tycoon Charles Yerkes ).