{"product_id":"the-cambridge-companion-to-theodore-dreiser-paperback-9780521894654","title":"The Cambridge Companion to Theodore Dreiser (Paperback) 9780521894654","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Cambridge Companion to Theodore Dreiser\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis Companion is the most comprehensive introduction to Dreiser's work available.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLeonard Cassuto (Edited by), Clare Virginia Eby (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521894654, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 12 February 2004\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e260 pages, 3 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.39 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… excellent and accessible book.' American Studies Today\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eTheodore 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Chronology\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Background and Contexts: 1. Dreiser and the profession of authorship James L. W. West III\u003cbr\u003e 2. Dreiser and the uses of biography Thomas P. Riggio\u003cbr\u003e 3. Dreiser's style Paul Giles\u003cbr\u003e 4. Dreiser and the history of American longing Jackson Lears\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Dreiser and his Culture: 5. The matter of Dreiser's modernity Bill Brown\u003cbr\u003e 6. Dreiser, class, and the home Catherine Jurca\u003cbr\u003e 7. Dreiser and the ideology of upward mobility Bruce Robbins\u003cbr\u003e 8. Dreiser, art, and the museum Miles Orvell\u003cbr\u003e 9. Dreiser and women Clare Virginia Eby\u003cbr\u003e 10. Sister Carrie, race, and the World's Columbian Exposition Christopher Gair\u003cbr\u003e 11. Dreiser's sociological vision Priscilla Wald\u003cbr\u003e 12. Dreiser and crime Leonard Cassuto.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: fiction, novelists \u0026amp; prose writers [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: fiction, novelists \u0026amp; prose writers\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20fiction,%20novelists%20\u0026amp;%20prose%20writers%20%5BDSK%5D%22\"\u003eDSK\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005311045912,"sku":"9780521894654","price":21.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521894654i_3440ecdf-acb7-47a1-9129-17ab53124943.jpg?v=1691359116","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-cambridge-companion-to-theodore-dreiser-paperback-9780521894654","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}