Theodore Dreiser now seems securely established as the principal American novelist in the tradition of naturalistic fiction, which includes his European counterparts Emile Zola and Honoré de Balzac. Much of Dreiser 's preeminence follows from...

Henry David Thoreau, Living Thoughts of Thoreau, selected, with an introduction, by Dreiser (New York: Longmans, Green, 1938). Theodore Dreiser is one of the most significant and most problematical of American writers. The acknowledged "trailblazer"...

Theodore Dreiser is one of the most significant and most problematical of American writers. His place in American literary history is secure. The acknowledged "trailblazer" for a generation of early twentieth-century American writers, his rebellious...

A journalist turned novelist, Dreiser was at the forefront of the battle for social fact and sexual candor in the early twentieth-century novel, treating popular sentimental and realist subjects with a refreshing lack of moralizing. Dreiser produced a...

Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser (August 27 1871 – December 28 1945) was an American author of the naturalist school, known for dealing with the gritty reality of life. He was born in Terre Haute, Indiana, to Sarah and John Paul Dreiser, a strict...

Monarch Notes 01-01-1963 The Accomplishments Of Theodore Dreiser The American Dream Exposed: From the momert Theodore Dreiser's Sister Carrie was presented to the public (and the press) in 1900, notwithstanding the inner sanctum controversy at Doubleday and the suppression of the novel to a...

Monarch Notes 01-01-1963 Introduction Biographical Background: Theodore Dreiser, born in Terre Haute, Indiana in 1871, received his early education in the public schools of the state. He attended Indiana University briefly before embarking on the journalistic career (in Chicago, St. Louis, and Pittsburgh) which...

The diary of Chester Gillette, whose murder of his lover in 1906 became the basis for Theodore Dreiser's classic "An American Tragedy," has been donated to Hamilton College after being passed down for generations through his family."He truly is a different person in the diary"...

Today is Friday, Jan. 4, the fourth day of 2008. There are 362 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Jan. 4, 1965, President Johnson outlined the goals of his Great Society in his State of the Union Address.On this date:In 1821, the woman...

In the following essay, Gerber explores the reaction of the legal community to the questions raised in An American Tragedy, particularly the question of whether or not Clyde Griffiths was guilty of first-degree murder.

In the following essay, Davis argues that both Clyde and Roberta are victims of American culture, which creates in its citizens an insatiable desire for material things rather than nurturance for their souls.

In the following essay, Griffin discusses the stories that came after the publication of Chains: "Fine Furniture," "Solution," "Tabloid Tragedy," "A Start in Life," and "The Tithe of the Lord. "