Theodore Dreiser's An American tragedy : a documentary volume / edited by Donald Pizer.

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Bio-bibliographical guide covering Theodore Dreiser's novel An American Tragedy, presenting material on every major phase in the origin, postpublication history, and meaning of the novel. Includes brief overviews of Dreiser's life and the chronology of An American Tragedy, which provide context for...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Dictionary of literary biography ; v. 361.
Corporate Author: Gale Group
Other Authors: Pizer, Donald
Language:English
Published: Detroit, Mich. : Gale, [2011], ©2011.
Series:Dictionary of literary biography ; v. 361.
Subjects:
Dreiser, Theodore, > 1871-1945. > American tragedy.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (xxiv, 486 pages) : illustrations.
Other Uniform Title:Dictionary of literary biography complete online.
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • The "American tragedy" archetype
  • The social background
  • Composition, publication, and reception
  • Stage and film adaptations
  • Criticism and later history.