Theodore Dreiser

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Twelve MenHardcover, 29 September 1998

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University of Pennsylvania Dreiser Edition
Part of Series
University of Pennsylvania Dreiser Edition
Print Length
456 pages
Language
English
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Date Published
29 Sep 1998
ISBN-10
0812233638
ISBN-13
9780812233636

Description

Although world-famous for his novels Sister Carrie and Jennie Gerhardt, Theodore Dreiser was also highly accomplished in journalism, autobiography, and travel writing. In 1919, having recently accepted the publishing contract of a new publisher, Boni and Liveright, Dreiser proposed to publish a "book of characters" that would collect twelve biographical sketches of individuals who were major influences on Dreiser, both as a man and as a writer. The resulting narratives combine the best attributes of the character sketch, the autobiography, and the short story into miniature masterpieces of prose.

The men profiled in Twelve Men are a diverse and colorful group: from Dreiser's equally famous brother, the songwriter Paul Dresser ("My Brother Paul"), to the entirely obscure railroad foreman Michael Burke ("The Mighty Rourke"), on whose work crew Dreiser had labored in 1903. The twelve narratives are compelling portraits of the men portrayed, but they also reveal many insights into Dreiser's own life and work. These factors elevate the significance of Twelve Men to a level consistent with other major works in the Dreiser canon.

Product Details

Author:
Theodore Dreiser
Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
29 September 1998
Dimensions:
19 x 13.28 x 3.91 cm
ISBN-10:
0812233638
ISBN-13:
9780812233636
Language:
English
Location:
Philadelphia
Pages:
456
Weight:
571.53 gm

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