The Cambridge Companion to Theodore Dreiser (Cambridge Companions to Literature) [Paperback]

Leonard Cassuto (Editor), Clare Virginia Eby (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 15, 2004 | ISBN-10: 0521894654 | ISBN-13: 978-0521894654

This Companion provides fresh perspectives on the frequently read Dreiser classics, Sister Carrie and An American Tragedy, as well as on topics of perennial interest, which include Dreiser's representation of the city and his prose style. The volume investigates his representation of masculinity and femininity, and his treatment of ethnicity, among other topics.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...The Cambridge Companion to Theodore Dreiser is a model of scholarly writing intended for a wide audience...This new collection is important because it adds to the "lenses" we can use to view Dreiser's work and because Dreiser remains essential to the fields of American literature and culture." - American Literary Realism, Nancy Warner Barrineau, University of North Carolina at Pembroke

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.

Product Details

• Paperback: 260 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (March 15, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521894654
• ISBN-13: 978-0521894654
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,089,535 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Leonard Cassuto is the author of Hard-Boiled Sentimentality: The Secret History of American Crime Stories, which was nominated for the Edgar and Macavity Awards and named one of the Ten Best Books of 2008 in the crime and mystery category by the Los Angeles Times. His other books include The Inhuman Race: The Racial Grotesque In American Literature and Culture (Columbia, 1997) and five edited volumes, including two that are newly published in 2011: The Cambridge Companion to Baseball and the Cambridge History of the American Novel (of which he is General Editor). Cassuto is also an award-winning journalist and author of "The Graduate Advisor," a monthly column in the Chronicle of Higher Education.

website: www.lcassuto.com

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