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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]
It was based on a biographical essay, sometimes erroneously referred to as a book, by Dresser's younger brother, novelist Theodore Dreiser (Dreiser was the original German family name). Some of the songs portrayed as Dresser's work were actually written by him, but several others were created in the 1890s style for the film by the Hollywood ...
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.
Dreiser became infatuated with Thelma, but her mother was strongly opposed to Dreiser's involvement with her daughter, which was platonic, because Dreiser was married and 20 years her senior. [ clarification needed ] [ citation needed ] Thelma's mother succeeded in breaking up the relationship by sending Thelma to England and by reporting it to ...
H.L. Mencken wrote to Dreiser of his thought that Jennie was informed by the eponymous character in Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbervilles; Dreiser confirmed his insight. [ 4 ] Based on discovered material that had been removed to avoid censorship, a new edition of Jennie Gerhardt , including restored text, was published in the 1990s.
His excellent chronology of Dreiser's life is the source for most of the changes and citations I inserted today. The material about the Titanic and atheism seemed out of place under Career, so I moved them to Personal Life. Edgar Lee Masters' poem about Dreiser (see Personal Life) is a must-read for any Dreiser enthusiast. As for the caricature...
John Paul Dreiser, Theodore Dreiser's father, was a German immigrant and the model for old Rogaum. Theresa's love of the city matches Theodore's love and experiences of a large city. The experience of Theresa going off with the young man Almerting is the same as Theodore's sisters', Sylvia and Emma, when they went off with some young men in ...
An American Tragedy is a 1925 novel by American writer Theodore Dreiser.He began the manuscript in the summer of 1920, but a year later abandoned most of that text. It was based on the notorious murder of Grace Brown in 1906 and the trial of her lover, Chester Gillette.