A selective list of literary criticism for the American novelist and expounder of naturalism, Theodore Dreiser, favoring signed articles by recognized scholars, articles published in reviewed sources, and web sites that adhere to the MLA Guidelines for Web Sites
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Davies, Jude. A substantial introduction to Theodore Dreiser 01 August 2001. On Sister Carrie (1900); An American Tragedy (1925). From the Literary Encyclopedia.
Pitofsky, Alex. Dreiser's 'The Financier' and the Horatio Alger myth, in Twentieth Century Literature, Fall, 1998
Ritterbusch, Nichole. "George Steven's A Place in the Sun and Jack Clayton's The Great Gatsby Shot-by-shot: a computer-assisted comparison." A comparison of the film versions of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel and the film based on Theodore Dreiser's An American Tragedy. EESE 7/1995
The Sister Carrie web site at the Univ. of Penn. contains critical essays by Dreiser scholars Clare Virginia Eby, "Cultural and Historical Contexts for Sister Carrie"; James L. W. West, "The Composition and Publication of Sister Carrie"; and Nancy M. Shawcross, "Sister Carrie: 'A Strangely Strong Novel in a Queer Milieu," along with the text of the novel, facsimiles of the typescript, and more Dreiser material
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Brief introduction to Theodore Dreiser's Old Rogaum and His Theresa contends that this short tale illustrates the complex textures and motives of literary naturalism in bold relief, from Norton
The true story of the Chester Gillette and Grace Brown murder case that inspired Dreiser's An American Tragedy and its movie version, A Place in the Sun
A Teacher's Guide to Theodore Dreiser's short story, "Typhoon," its themes and the problems students often have with Dreiser's notoriously clumsy style, from Heath
Teaching resources for Theodore Dreiser from C-Span, from the 2001 American Writers series
Short, accessible article about Theodore Dreiser from a Salon.com classic book discussion group
Keillor, Garrison. Commenting on the 'scandalous' Sister Carrie, Keillor asks, "why did they ever ban a book this bad?" Salon.com, 10/13/97
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